Problem: What are some notable similarities of protest songs from the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights Movement to antebellum spirituals? Next, discuss how the latter half of the 20th century saw black protest music transition from songs reflective of the spirituals to music that differed in tone, a "shift" rejecting passivity and acceptance of the status quo as a "result of the rebirth of racial pride obtained from the civil rights struggles of the 1960s" (Jones, So You Want to Sing Spirituals).