To make a connection to today, students can choose a past or contemporary social justice issue and identify a song related to that movement. Ask students to analyze the lyrics and compare and contrast the modern piece they choose with one of the abolitionist songs from Activity 2.

Students can present their findings as a poster or presentation that allows their classmates to hear or read the  

Be mindful for student review and presentation that some songs may have parental advisory warnings that should be considered based on age.