Lesson Five

This final lesson explores the way music has been used to combat injustice and oppression from the fight for abolition to the 21st century.

Time: 45 minutes

Lesson Plan 5: Radical Change and Music

lesson 5.pdf

Lesson 5: Worksheets and Primary Sources

music worksheet.pdf

Worksheet: Abolition Songs through Today

Music and Anti-Slavery Resources.pdf

Music and Antislavery Resources (contains links to YouTube for music, as well as trasnscriptions of song lyrics)

Examples of sheet music and lyrics from Antislavery Melodies (OSV research library)