letter to the free

Cultural resistance
● Cultural hegemony
● Subcultural theory

○ Attempts to change to laws or legislation
○ Organised political movements
○ Public protests
○ Petitions, marches

Cultural resistance
○ Everyday people

● Antonio Gramsci: Italian philosopher writing in the 1930s
Key Terms:
● Hegemonic: dominant, ruling-class, power-holders
● Hegemonic culture: the dominant culture
● Cultural hegemony: power, rule, or domination maintain

Not whips and chains, all subliminal – Slavery is till alive, just not as how we remember it, this time its hidden.

The same hate they say will make America great again – Trump talks of a new country, however the hate and racism is still apparent.

For America to rise it’s a matter of Black Lives – In order for America to grow, the end of segregation needs to be changed.

Prison is a business, America’s the company

Freedom come (Freedom come)
Hold on (Hold on)
Won’t be long (Won’t be long – Repetition of freedom, is the signifier for the message behind the song.

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