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A concert celebrating Black History month
In Performance at the White House:
A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Program Notes
The President and First Lady will host "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" - a concert celebrating Black History month. Participants include Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir and others. Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah will serve as emcees for this concert which will feature songs from the Civil Rights Movement as well as readings from famous Civil Rights speeches and writings. It will be televised on February 11th (Check local listing for time)on public broadcasting stations nationwide as part of WETA Washington, D.C.'s "In Performance at the White House" series. NPR will also produce a one-hour concert special from this event for broadcast nationwide on NPR Member stations throughout the month of February, beginning February 12. The special will be available at npr.org/music.
Music that Inspired the Movement
A Workshop produced in part by the GRAMMY Museum
First Lady Michelle Obama will host students from across the country in the White House State Dining Room on February 9th, 2010 as they explore "Music that Inspired the Movement". The program will focus on the Civil Rights Movement and ways in which music became a voice of the disenfranchised. GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli and Motown legend Smokey Robinson will facilitate the hour long program that will also feature performances from John Legend, John Mellencamp, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon.
Class Curriculum for Teachers
Teachers may download the following curriculum materials from "Music that Inspired the Movement"
What Was the Civil Rights Movement? (pdf)
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" and the Civil Rights Movement (pdf)
The Impact of Leadership on the Civil Rights Movement (pdf)
Civil Rights Movement - Connection to Today (pdf)
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