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Listen to a Protest Song The following protest song was written in the ] 960 s , at the time of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States . The movement worked towards getting equal rights for African-Americans . i Fill in the missing words while you listen to the song . Answer on Student Work Pai > e If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus Words and Music by Carver Neblett As sung by Pete Seeger , 1963 Stanza 1 If you miss me at the back of the , you can ' t find me nowhere , oh , Come on over to the of the bus , I'll be riding up there ( 3 x ) . Come on over to the of the bus , I'll be riding up there . Stanza 2 If you miss me on the picket line * , you can't me nowhere , oh , Come on over to the city , I'll be roomin' over there ( 3 x ) . Come on over to the city , I'll be roomin' over there . Stanza 3 If you miss me in the Mississippi , you can't find me nowhere , oh , Come on over to the swimming pool , I'll be right there ( 3 x ) . Come on over to the swimming pool , I'll be right there . Stanza 4 If you miss me in the cotton , you can ' t find me nowhere , oh , Come on over to the courthouse , I'll be right there ( 3 x ) . Come on over to the courthouse , I'll be right there . ( Repeat stanza 1 ) o Copyright / fifJ ( renewed ) by SANGA MUSIC . INC . All rights reserved . Used by permission . V . According to the song , what are the problems that African-Americans experienced ? What does the song suggest should be done about each of the problems ? Look at the pictures on page 12 . Write song lyrics about one of the problems shown or about a problem in your community . * picket line — people walking with signs or " pickets" in front of their work place to protest , and stop others from going in .
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