Protest songs are of their nature tied to immediate ... the environment and the U.S. military’s use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. But I would defy most listeners to pick up on this ...

Protest music is nothing new... the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and gay rights activism led to songs which showed solidarity or expressed the anger and pain of the artists involved.

Folk music also played an influential role in environmental political efforts and anti-war protests during the United States' engagement in Vietnam. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings playlists, Sounds ...

“Much of the activism of the Vietnam and civil rights era would be completely illegal” under the new laws. The lunch-counter sit-ins that were a staple of civil rights protests in the ’60s ...