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An Important Event in Civil Rights History

Quickly examine the photograph below. Consider the following questions before beginning the activity:

What do you see?
What are the people doing in the photo?
Where do you think this photo was taken?
Write two words that describe the photo.

Listen to this selection of an audio recording related to this photograph and answer the Sound Recording Analysis questions below.

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Meet the sound recording

What do you hear in the sound recording? Check all that apply.

Talking

Singing

Speech

Music

News Report

Interview

Discussion

Is there a title?

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If so, what does the title tell you about the recording?

Observe its parts

Who do you hear in the sound recording?

What is the sound recording about?

Write two words that describe this sound recording.

Try to make sense of it

Who do you think made this sound recording?

Who do you think was supposed to hear this recording?

When is this recording from?

Where is this recording from? According to the speakers, what historical connections are there between the location and the event?

What is the main idea of the NBC Announcer's section in the recording? How does he describe the event?

What is the main idea of Secretary of the Interior's Harold Icke's section in the recording? How does he describe the event?

What sections of Harold Icke's speech receive applause from the audience? Why do you think they respond that way?

Why do you think Marian Anderson began her Easter Concert with "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)"? How would you describe her version of this American standard?

Use it as historical evidence

Where do you think you could find out more information about the people or topics from this sound recording?

When you're done

Why might Marian Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939, be viewed as an early victory for the Civil Rights movement?

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Meet the sound recording

Observe its parts

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Use it as historical evidence

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