In the early 1990’s there was many issues going on that Tupac focused on and even though he expressed them differently than Marvin, they were similar in many ways. Love and unity for all mankind were the basic of many of the two artist songs. “Rockets, moon shots spend it on the have not’s Money, we make it Fore we see it you take it”. Marvin Gaye was expressing his views of the world in his time through song. The song Inner City Blues was felt not only in African American culture but also in communities across America.
He received his Bachelors of Arts from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1888. And in 1891 Du Bois received his master of arts and in 1895 his Doctorate in history from Harvard College. [] [] The rivalry between W.E.B DuBois and Booker T. Washington started early on. Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory University talked about this in an article he wrote titled “The Origins of a Bitter Intellectual Battle ”. On July 27, 1894, W.E.B.
The New Negro term included “violent resistance to oppression and the conservative anti-protest orientation of Booker T. Washington.” (Ferguson, 3) Writers had a big influence on the community throughout newspapers, magazines, etc; and most writers believe d that the New Negro should exemplify creativity, independence, strength, power, equality, and improvement. Creativity was more so a huge part of the Harlem Renaissance all together but the New Negro was all a part of that. Being creative and artistic became more common in the African American community, and was more widely accepted. Black people were not as “shy” or “scared” to show their talent and artistic self expression. Alain Locke said in his foreword to the New Negro (1925) America seeking a new spiritual expansion and artistic maturity, trying to find an American literature, a natural art, and natural music implies a Negro-American culture seeking the same satisfactions and objectives.
MARTIN LUTHER KING. On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King made a speech that was a response to a continued preconceived notion after one hundred years of end of slavery and a request to action against segregation. He fought for equality using words. King uses metaphors, pathos, experience, allusion, anaphora and repetition in his "I Have a Dream" speech in order to show the injustices of segregation and to let the listeners know that instantaneous action should be taken to resolve this dilemma of inequality. The rhetorical efforts united with King’s intense delivery influenced the audience of the time and remains inspirational today.
Bob Marley said “one good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Music is a universal device that can have various effects on people’s emotions and when in a given mood; the right song could feel like it is speaking directly to you as if the artist was reading your thoughts at that very moment. The world we live in is full of constant change; and as people and times change, so does the music that surrounds us. As black people have experienced the most adversity in the history of America, adapting to the changes seems to be almost second nature. The music that blacks make is often a reflection of the black community and its change as well as the struggles and burdens that they face in that time. From the early 20th century to present 21st, much has changed for blacks; including music.
The civil rights act was a piece of legislation passed in 1964 that outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, sex or national origin. Martin Luther King actively fought for this cause and he was a large reason that the bill was passed, with contributing efforts such as the march on Washington and his famous “I have a dream” speech. However, other reasons also contributed, such as the black Americans themselves fighting for the cause, the federal government and the media. A civil rights activist and voice for the people, Martin Luther King campaigned for equality between black and white Americans. Kings natural charisma and ability to give speeches to large amounts of people made him seem more than adequate for the role.
Dubois is an editor, historian, civil rights leader, pan Africanist, and novelist. The experiences he had from the South made him rise and stand up for himself and many others. He had pressed for public protest against racial violence and discrimination against the blacks. He did not agree with Booker T. Washington for the things Booker T. wanted to do for the African American people. Du Bois began to publish his own book called “The Souls of Black Folk”.
The group supported the actions of Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium because of the controversy and the publicity the act would create. African Americans had protested and shocked the world of sports many times before the signature event of the 1968 Mexico
The roots of the Civil Rights Movement lie deep in the history of this nation. African American’s fight for justice began far before Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech and Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her bus seat. As Leon Litwack (2009) states, “The Civil Rights Movement began with the presence of enslaved blacks in the New World, with the first slave mutiny on the ships bringing them here” (p. 3). Centuries later, African Americans found themselves facing many of the same issues and inequalities their slave ancestors did. It has been well documented, and often discussed, the struggles African Americans faced during this time.
It was the events and the attention they brought, as well as other politically based protests such as the Children’s Crusades that resulted in the Civil Rights Bill of 1964. Although the bill marked progress in the movement, it was far from over, with the events of Bloody Sunday a year later showing how entrenched in racism society was. Protestors have always used different methods to help their issues, and the civil rights protestors of the 1960s were no different. The African American community turned to both tested and new protest methods to bring about civil rights at that time. The events that took place because of this are what allowed the Civil Rights Movement to advance, and are, therefore, the reason why there is a far greater level of equality amongst races in America