Hello to All: Join us for the weekly Friday Senior Dining tomorrow across from Bemis Hall at 11:30 ! Friday's Lincoln Academy is listed below:
The Music of the Civil Rights Movement by John Clark Friday, June 24 at 1:00 This musical travelogue focuses on the music of the Civil Rights Movement during 50s and 60s. This presentation includes discussion of the controversial Hammerstein songs "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" and Nat King Cole's "We Are Americans Too," which was a response to a 1956 racial incident involving Cole. Many noteworthy compositions will be highlighted and the histories behind the songs will be shared through this musical experience. JOHN CLARK BIO Born and raised in Ohio, John taught adult education for twenty years for Emory University and Mercer University in Atlanta, creating classes on Fifties, Sixties and American Roots music and a series called Lyrics as Literature. From 2008-2014 he was also a high school history and English teacher. Since moving to Boston in 2014, he has taught adult and community education for five different programs, including Brandeis, Tufts and Cambridge. In 2021 he presented 280 American Music history lectures for senior living communities and Councils on Aging in the Boston area. John boasts a combined record and CD collection of over 8,000 recordings. Amy Gagne Assistant Director Council On Aging & Human Services Bemis Hall 15 Bedford Road (mailing address 16 Lincoln Road) Lincoln, MA 01773 781-259-8811 x102 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Weekly Office Hours: Tuesday through Friday Web page: Lincolntown.org<https://www.lincolntown.org/>
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