Mississippi Goddam

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Title

Mississippi Goddam

Subject

United States
U.S. South
time: 20th century
Civil Rights Movement
race

Description

Written in direct response to the 1963 Birmingham, Alabama Church bombing which killed 4 African American girls, this song can be used to instruct students on the shifting attitudes surrounding the conversation on race relations and the Civil Rights movement since the early 1960's. In the song, Simone refutes the idea that desegregation and in general, race relations can change gradually. The song's directness is in stark contrast with other songs associated with the Civil Rights movement such as Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come."

Creator

songwriter: Nina Simone

Date

1964

Rights

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Language

English

Coverage

United States

Is Referenced By

Feldstein, Ruth. ""I Don't Trust You Anymore": Nina Simone, Culture, and Black Activism in the 1960s." The Journal of American History 91, no. 4 (2005): 1349-379.

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