Bob Dylan's 1965 Masterpiece Is Still Rock's Greatest Protest Song

Bob Dylan changed rock forever in 1965 with a groundbreaking protest anthem that still stands as his greatest song ever.
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Billy Bragg Shares New Protest Song for Minneapolis: “City of Heroes”

Legendary British protest singer Billy Bragg has penned a new song about the people in Minneapolis protesting the influx of ICE agents. “City of Heroes” was inspired by the murders of Alex Pretti and ...
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Bruce Springsteen Shares New Anti-ICE Protest Song “Streets of Minneapolis”

Leave it to Bruce Springsteen to rise to the moment. He’s released the new protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” which tackles the influx of ICE agents into Minneapolis and their recent murders of ...
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Music, Protest, and the Power of Collective Voice

What gives music the power to move people from witness to action? Sociologist Ronald Eyerman reflects on protest songs, political memory, collective identity, and the enduring role of artists from Joe ...

America’s musical founding father: ‘Liberty songs’ by a self‑taught singer and tanner helped fuel the Revolution

William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, ...
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Change the world: 20 songs that address social problems

Throughout music history, artists have used their music to inspire change and fight against injustices and inequality. From ...
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Watertown High School students walk out to protest school board's decision to ban song tied to Stonewall

WATERTOWN, Wis. — Hundreds of Watertown High School students walked out of class Wednesday to protest the school board's decision to ban the Wind Symphony from performing "A Mother of A Revolution!" ...