Sam Cooke - A Change Gonna Come - Civil Rights - United States History
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- Q1I 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 I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around Its 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 There been times when 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 Sam Cooke The above song was written or created in response to which of the following?violence against protesters"I have a Dream" speechassassination of Dr. KingWatts riots120s
- Q2I 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 I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around Its 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 There been times when 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 Sam Cooke By "It's been too hard living" , Cooke was referencing which of the following?sharecroppingunequal schoolsJim Crowslavery120s
- Q3I 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 I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around Its 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 There been times when 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 Sam Cooke By "It's been a long time coming" , Cooke was most likely referencing which of the following?ratification of the 14th amendmentBrown v. Board of EducationCivil Rights Act of 1964Plessy v. Ferguson120s
- Q4I 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 I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around Its 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 There been times when 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 Sam Cooke The excerpt expresses a major change in views that would have been opposed by which of the following?Civil Rights Act of 1964Brown v. Board of EducationPlessy v. FergusonSouthern Christian Leadership Council120s
- Q5I 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 I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around Its 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 There been times when 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 Sam Cooke This statement of Cooke and whom (which) of the following expressed the same goals?Nation of IslamBlack PanthersBlack PowerSouthern Christian Leadership Conference120s