Tuesday, February 9, 2010

In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement

Watch this event LIVE here at 2 pm Arizona Time, 4 pm EST or watch live at WhiteHouse.gov/live!



On Tuesday, February 9th, the President and First Lady will host “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” - a concert celebrating Black History Month.

The First Lady has invited 120 high school students from across the country to attend a “Music that Inspired the Movement” workshop as part of this special event. Students will come to learn about the continuing relevance of music from the Civil Rights Movement to today’s generation and its original impact in the 1960s. We invite you to submit your questions and watch the workshop live.

The workshop will be facilitated by Robert Santelli, the executive director of The GRAMMY Museum and legendary Motown singer Smokey Robinson with performances by John Legend, John Mellencamp, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon. Dr. Reagon was one of the original Freedom Singers in the 1960s, who traveled around the country carrying stories in song of local Civil Rights Movement campaigns to national audiences.

Find out more at http://www.whitehouse.gov/civil-rights-music and learn more about resources from PBS honoring Black History Month, February 2010 at Eight Educational Outreach-ASSET.
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