Everyone by now knows the boomer litany, predominantly associated with the 1960s, and one can ... Jimmy Cliff’s “Vietnam” to be the greatest protest song ever written, and here one must ...

Nina Simone thought John Lennon's politics was weak. So when The Beatles released their cry for political and social change, ...

Protest songs have been a staple throughout music history. Below, find four female protest songs that have stood the test of time.

Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger inspired them and began by playing populist worker songs before the Vietnam War became their ...

Music has always gone side by side with politics, with great protest songs inspiring and soothing when needed. Here are some ...

By 1968, public opinion was sharply divided over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ... Have students create an original protest poem or song that reflects the counterculture spirit of the 1960s.