Zinn Education Project: American History Through Music
Subject: Arts / Music / Social History
Themes:
Worker's Rights
Young Activists
Women's Rights
The Arts
Education
Civil Rights
21st Century
20th Century
19th Century
Age groups:
High School
Resource type: Teacher Tools
In an article first published in Rethinking Schools, music historian, Rick Mitchell talks about examining Americans history through our music. Register at Zinn Ed to download the PDF of the article, which includes a fantastic list of songs that can be used to study and explore different American social movements.