Throughout history, protest songs have galvanized the oppressed into resisting their oppressors. Martin Luther King Jr said, 'freedom songs serve to give unity to a movement.' The revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East have been inspired by rap music, which the authorities tried to ban, pointing again to the potential of political music to effect social change. However, the inevitable question that comes up when considering protest music is whether it really matters - does it make a difference?
Malcolm X
Max Ernst
Colin Powell
Winston Churchill
James Polk
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