As the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s, folk music gave voice to a new generation ... in environmental political efforts and anti-war protests during the United States' engagement ...

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

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

A large crowd of protestors in Washington D.C. making the peace sign in protest of US involvement in the Vietnam War in 1971. The 1960s and 1970s was a period of heightened civil unrest and protest ...

The 1960s was a decade of social ... Many experimented with new ideas about music, clothes, drugs, and personal relationships. By 1968, public opinion was sharply divided over U.S. involvement in the ...