University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Honors Theses Student Research 2010 Freedom's disciple : the life, music, and impact of Hazel Dickens Kelly Landers Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses Part of the Leadership Studies Commons, and the Music Commons Recommended Citation Landers, Kelly, "Freedom's disciple : the life, music, and impact of Hazel Dickens" (2010). Honors Theses. 1066. https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1066 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. UNIVERS TY OF RICHMOND LIBRARIES \1\\1 \\\I\\\\\\ I\ I\\\\II \I\ I\\ I\\\\ I\I\ \\\\ I\\ \I\I\ \ \\\ I\\I\ \\II 3 3082 01040 2435 Freedom's Disciple: The Life, Music, and Impact ofHazel Dickens by Kelly Landers Honors Thesis in LeadershipStudies Universityof Richmond Richmond, VA April 29, 2011 Advisor: Dr. Gary McDowell Abstract Freedom's Disciple: The Life,Music, and Impact of Hazel Dickens Kelly Landers Committee members: Dr. Gary McDowell, Dr. Terry Price, Dr. Dorothy Holland The work of Appalachian musician Hazel Dickens sheds light on many of the musical and cultural changes in our country. Dickens used her music as a voice forthe disadvantaged, advocating for improvements in the lives of miners, working-class people, and women, and pushing forall to be treated equally. A wonderfulsongwriter, performer, and overall musician, Dickens saw her career, music, and beliefs as inextricably linked, and so this thesis will explore her leadership by analyzing her songs and her history.