Posted: December 5th, 2016

Choose two of the songs from American Industrial Ballads and write an essay (5-6 pages length) analyzing their content from an historical perspective.

This is 1 essay analyzing 2 songs. Choose two of the songs from American Industrial Ballads and write an essay (5-6 pages length) analyzing their content from an historical perspective. To find the year/decade a song was written, read the liner notes under Files. All songs are available for listening under Files.  Your essay should include the following for each song:

*a brief description of the songs’ contents

*a description of the major labor history trends and events which were taking place when they were written (you must reference specific historical information from the textbook or the instructor’s essays)

*a brief summary that compares and contrasts the message of the songs with today.