Martin Luther King, Jr. and Music of the Civil Rights Movement

During these days surrounding the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, students have been learning about music of the American civil rights movement and how spirituals played an influential role in uniting people for the cause of fighting inequality in the United States.  Students in grades K-5 have been singing songs featured in the Spotlight on Music textbook series that are dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions to society.  Some of the spirituals that students performed, discussed, and analyzed are "Down By the Riverside", "I'm on My Way", and "We Shall Overcome".  An arrangement of the well-known spiritual, "We Shall Overcome", is featured in the video below.  We hope that everyone at Forestville has a great MLK holiday on the 16th as they celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.