Healdsburg Jazz Education Presents - "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Through the Eyes of Children"
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Healdsburg Jazz Education Presents
A Study and Resource Guide for Students
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Through the Eyes of Children”
Introduction and Purpose
Hello Students and Educators!
In preparing for MLK DAY 2021
and a very special concert we
are presenting on the birthdate
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(January 15, 2021), Healdsburg
Jazz is thrilled and honored to
share with you a free MLK Study
guide that contains the
following:
*a statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the “Importance of Jazz”
*a recommended playlist of Civil Rights and Freedom Songs
*a recommended list of books and poems about the Civil Rights Movement
*a recommended playlist of speeches
*and a glossary of key terms and definitions
Healdsburg Jazz is committed to the history and legacy of social movements
that have defined the roots and power of our music. We invite all students
and educators, families, and friends to save the dates of January 15, 2021 (7
pm-8 pm) and January 16, 2021 (12 pm-1pm) to witness our special virtual
concert online in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthdate and
legacy. You can REGISTER now for this free concert for families and students.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “The Importance of Jazz” at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1964 “God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations. Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph. This is triumphant music. Modern Jazz has continued in this tradition, singing the songs of a more complicated urban existence. When life itself offers no order and meaning, the musician creates an order and meaning from the sounds of the earth which flow through his instrument. It is no wonder that so much of the search for identity among American Negroes was championed by Jazz musicians. Long before the modern essayists and scholars wrote of racial identity as a problem for a multiracial world, musicians were returning to their roots to affirm that which was stirring within their souls. Much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from the music. It has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail. It has calmed us with its rich harmonies when spirits were down. And now, Jazz is exported to the world. For in a particular struggle of the Negro in America, there is something akin to the universal struggle of modern man. Everybody has the Blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy. Everybody longs
for faith. In music, especially this broad category called Jazz, there is a stepping
stone towards all these.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Playlist of Civil Rights and Freedom Songs
YouTube Playlist link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBeASdkkP1mNDGTR1iwcWstw37uTnXxyz
Spotify Playlist link:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77BkbTYHNEjUhDJwNyJyxY
Recommended Civil Rights Songs
“Keep Your Eyes on the Prize” recorded by Robert Parrish
“Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly” recorded by Gober, Harris, Sherrod, and Culbreath
“We Shall Overcome” recorded by Morehouse College “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” recorded by the Freedom Singers “Down By the Riverside” recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe “Woke Up This Morning” recorded by the Freedom Singers “Go Tell it on the Mountain” recorded by Fannie Lou Hammer “We’re a Winner” recorded by Curtis Mayfield “A Change is Gonna Come” recorded by Sam Cooke “I Wish I Knew How it would Feel to be Free” recorded by Nina Simone Abbey Lincoln Recommended Civil Rights Songs (Blues, Ballads, and Swing) “Immigration Blues” recorded by Duke Ellington “Bilbo is Dead” recorded by Andrew Tibbs “Fables of Faubus” recorded by Charles Mingus “Strange Fruit” recorded by Billie Holiday
“Driver Man” recorded by Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln
“The Freedom Suite” recorded by Sonny Rollins
“Alabama” recorded by John Coltrane
Recommended Books and Poems
1. “African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle & Song” Kevin Young Editor
2. “How Sweet the Sound” by Wade & Cheryl Hudson
3. “March Books 1-2-3” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
4. “Freedom’s Children Found Civil Rights Activist Tell Their Own Stories” by Ellen
Levin
5. “Thank You Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” by Eleanora Tate
6. “King in D C” by Joanne Mikula Lukens7. “Freedom Summer” by Deborah Wiles
8. “Why We Can’t Wait” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
9. “My Daddy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” by Dr. Martin Luther King III
10. “The Autobiography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” edited by Clayborn
Carson
Recommended Speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
YouTube Playlist link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBeASdkkP1mNlzpQH4n-SRvLcGwxcrLlH1. The Great March to Washington “I Have a Dream” 2. The American Dream 3. We Must Love Each Other 4. All Here and Now 5. Where do we go from Here? 6. Black is Beautiful 7. We Shall Overcome 8. The Dilemma and the Challenge 9. Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam 10. I’ve Been to the Mountaintop Keywords and Definitions (The Civil Rights Movement)
Civil Rights: Independent personal rights to freedom and equality. Blues: African American artform and cultural language that is the foundation of all American music; Musical tension and release; The pursuit of freedom and improvisation. Mass Meeting: Meetings that included music and speeches that were organized at black churches to plan how to fight for Civil Rights. Notable Musicians who created music in support of the Civil Rights Movement: Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Max Roach, Sam Cooke, Rosetta Tharpe, Fanny Lou Hammer, and Curtis Mayfield. Freedom Songs: Songs during the Civil Rights Movement that were created spontaneously and were based on Black Spirituals. Demonstration: A non-violent direct-action protest. Boycott: To withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. Sit-in: A form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met. Non-violence: The use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change. Racism: The belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another. Segregation: The enforced separation of different groups in a country, community, or establishment. Integration: The opposite of segregation. Bringing together and uniting of things.
Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Voting Rights Act: 1965. A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Civil Rights Memorial: An American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain as martyrs who were killed in the Civil Rights Movement, The memorial is sponsored by the South Poverty Law Center. Nobel Peace Prize: 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. He was the youngest person to receive the award at 35 years old. Freedom Riders: Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals. Jim Crow: At the end of Reconstruction until the 1960’s, state and local statues legalized racial segregation in the Southern United States. Civil Rights Act: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. KKK (Ku Klux Klan): An American White Supremist Group founded in 1865 who’s main objective was to terrorize Black People through violence and intimidation. Important dates to watch for: 1. Week of December 14, 2020 Share this MLK Study Guide with your students 2. January 11, 2021 you will receive another MLK Resource Guide to share
3. Invite Students to watch our special free MLK Music Performance:
“MLK: Through the Eyes of Children”
January 15, 2021 (7 pm-8 pm) and January 16, 2021 (12 pm-1 pm)
You can register now here: REGISTER
4. Healdsburg Jazz will follow up with feedback from all schools so that we can
improve our MLK DAY Resource Guide for the future!
Feel free to share this study sheet with other classes, students, and
schools. Healdsburg Jazz will send another resource link to all students
and educators on January 11, 2021 with additional information and a
comprehensive timeline of the Civil Rights Movement to prepare
students and educators for MLK DAY 2021 and our special family
concert on January 15, 2021 (7 pm) and January 16, 2021 (12 pm).
Thank you and please feel free to contact us for more information at
info@healdsburgjazz.org
Marcus Shelby
Artistic Director Healdsburg Jazz
Enid Pickett
Poet Laureate Elect 2021 Healdsburg JazzYou can also read
