HRE20 – Called to Be Just Name: ______
Miss McBride Date: ______
Songs for Social Justice
A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh and just like the river I've been running ever since
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
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I go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
Then I go to my brother
And I say brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
Back down on my knees
Ohhhhhhhhh.....
There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
Which of the principles of social justice are referred to in this song?
Songs for Social Justice
Where do you see the theme of social justice in the media?
Your task is to find…
o A song
o Newspaper article
o Magazine article
o Advertisement (e.g. PSA or online commercial)
that promotes a social justice cause or
raises awareness about the need for change!
Once you have found your source, you will report on it as follows. /12
1. What social justice issue(s) is identified? (2)
2. What principle(s) of social justice are related? Explain. (3)
3. What is the message of the song/article/ad? (2)
4. Is it effective in communicating this message to its audience, and how so? (3)
5. Does this connect to other social justice issues of which you are aware? Which one(s)? (2)