Guy and Candie Carawan: mediating the music of the Civil Rights Movement

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  • March 21, 2019
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  • Turner, Kristen Meyers
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music
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  • This thesis documents and analyzes Guy and Candie Carawan's mediation of music in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Guy and Candie framed the music of poor, rural blacks as a powerful repertoire that could be used as part of the Civil Rights struggle against oppression. Much of it came out of the church, appealing to the many religious people already part of the Movement. Their interest in Johns Island, South Carolina led them to plan festivals and write a book to promote Gullah culture and its music. The reception of their actions among activists highlights the ambivalent attitude many middle-class blacks held for people still living in rural poverty. I also analyze issues of gender in their working method, which mirrored the gender roles in the Civil Rights Movement.
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  • "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Music (Musicology)."
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  • Garcia, David
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  • Chapel Hill, NC
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  • March 18, 2013

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