In fact Cooke felt envy, if you will, against Dylan – aka “a White boy” – for putting out such a powerful song in support of the Civil Rights Movement. And although in its seriousness “A Change Is Gonna Come” deviated from what Sam Cooke was known for, he felt a. “A Change Is Gonna Come” Written by Sam Cooke When Bettye LaVette performed “A Change Is Gonna Come,” in duet with Jon Bon Jovi, at the first inaugural concert for President Obama, a new.
Although a change in the equality and rights of the Black Community were meant to be created in the hopes and actions of people like Sam Cooke, years later Black men and women were still being poorly treated by the white man based on his or her color. This is important because we still see injustices being made towards the Black community today that is still not being given a full life of freedom and that is still waiting for an actual change to come. Between the two literary pieces “Conspiracy: A Suite” by Angel Nafis and “A Change is Gonna Come” released on December 22, 1964 by Sam Cooke from the album Ain’t That Good News, the discrimination and injustices of the past and present are recognized and a call to action is perceived.Within Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come,” the Black Community is seen to have had to face too many trials that have made them want to give up. These men and women were not accepted within their communities, and they were brutally treated for years. However, Sam Cooke still believed throughout his song that a change would be soon to come. Cooke uses a simile to portray the idea that he has had to run “like the river” that he was born by his entire life. This image explains the instability he had to face in his life even as a young child. Instability is still a factor being faced by many black children that are not able to grow up in a safe environment with guardians of a good influence. He readdresses the point that a person of his color is told that he is not wanted around. He was not able to go to places such as “downtown” or the “movies” to just enjoy the life he was given without being reminded of the oppressor who did not accept his presence as a human being longing for a fulfilling life too. Even his own brother “knocks him down” just like his oppressor rather than helping him move forward, creating a motif that the black community needs to stop bringing each other down and lift each other up if they want a true change to come their way. This relates to a common topic today in which black on black crime is still at a high and steady rate, and not enough is being done to solve this issue. Even though the author writes that there have been points he did not believe he could
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