1. Claims:
- Beatles songs inspired a generation of civil rights activists to believe and fight for their cause.
- These songs not only inspired a generation, but also gave soldiers another type of response.
2. Evidence:
- The primary focus will be based upon the songs themselves in both the lyrics themselves and the melody of the songs, specifically speaking for the moment: “Blackbird” (Significance of African American oppression), Revolution (revolutions and their consequences)
- Other evidence could be from people that were activists in the war that are still living.
- Historical background in order to give the proper context of the situation.
3. Purpose:
- Show the power of music (as cheesy as it sounds).
- There are many other forms of rebellion other than physical violence.
- Importance of some pop culture figures, and the role that they can play on society
4. Audience:
- Those interested in music history, the general public, people interested in the civil right’s moment.
1 comment:
when you mention "blackbird" and "revolution," i start to see how you mean to relate the beatles and the issue of civil rights. since the beatles were also a movement (is this my claim?), you also have to deal with them in terms of this legacy, the public response, and how this contributed to the music. it is almost like they are a symbol. for you it will certainly matter as well to find "experts" in the field--i.e. who those people are who have dedicated their lives to understanding and writing about the beatles. they are out there! also, if you mean to interview old activists, this might be interesting... otherwise, the primary source would be a song, or perhaps an album. maybe you could redo this AB for the primary source? since this AB deals with your own research paper as source... sounds good, though.
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