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12 Protest Songs of The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers on Soul Train with Don Cornelius. From their gospel roots to secular success, The Staple Singers played an important in helping to compose the soundtrack of the…
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10 Protest Songs Inspired By Martin Luther King Jr.
1963 Mugshot of Martin Luther King Jr, . Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929 and he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Considering the indelible impact…
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11 Aretha Franklin Protest Songs
1967 Atlantic Record Promo Photo. RIP (Mar 25, 1942 - Aug 16, 2018) On August 16, 2018 Aretha Franklin passed away at 76 years of age, due to pancreatic cancer.…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
August 7, 1930 photograph of the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, helped inspire Abel Meeropol to compose "Strange Fruit". Photo Credit: Lawrence Beitler "Southern trees bear strange fruitBlood on the leaves…
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Daily Dose of Protest: If All I Was Was Black – Mavis Staples
Legendary soul singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples just posted the music video for the title track off of her 2017 album If All I Was Was Black (which…
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10 Civil Rights Protest Songs of the 20th Century
Music has long been a powerful medium to protest the social injustices faced by humankind. For example, many of the anthems of the civil rights movement of the 50s and…
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Daily Dose of Protest: A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
If Sam Cooke was still alive today, he would be 87 years old. The legendary soul singer is responsible for composing and performing one of the most definitive tunes of…
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Daily Dose of Protest: New World Order – Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield died on December 26, 1999. With The Impressions and his solo work, he established himself as one of the most influential artists in the history of socially conscious…