Throughout the duration of this class meeting, Dr. Pollard shared with us a song that had a deeper meaning than I ever imagined. I’ve heard the song once or twice before attending this seminar, but it wasn’t until Dr. Pollard explained the significance that I valued it so much more. The song was called Ship Ahoy and it was sung by the Ojays and was released in 1973. It was a blues record that was sung about the political and social issues of that particular time period. The name “Ship Ahoy” was derived from the theme of African captives being transported in slave ships as part of the Middle Passage of the Atlantic Slave trade. It taught me about the struggle that was overcome and give me satisfaction in knowing that we as African Americans no longer have to deal with the stress of slavery; at least not to that extent. The song was means for Dr. Pollard to stress the power of young people and how we have so much influence on the society. Because music is such a huge part of our generation, the fact that Dr. Pollard incorporated it his lecture made me so much more attentive. It also made me realize that the music that we often listen to have no tie to the issues we are faced with as a society and has no substance behind it yet we take more initiative with it. I think artists should make music more related to our generation and society so that while we can still enjoy the tunes, we can also be educated on the world around us and have a better understanding of how we in fact are the basis of society and we can make the world of difference. We are our future, and as soon as we start realizing this we’ll beso much more successful.
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