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Today, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye remain relevant to Black America.
In the 19th century, American protest songs focused heavily on topics including slavery, poverty, and the Civil War while the 20th century saw an increased popularity in songs pertaining to women's rights, economic injustice, and politics/ war. [2] In the 21st century, popular protest songs address police brutality, racism, and more. [3]
Woody Guthrie in 1943 "Old Man Trump" is a song with lyrics written by American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie in 1954. The song describes what Guthrie felt were the racist housing practices and discriminatory rental policies of his landlord, Fred Trump, father of former president and current president-elect Donald Trump.
Shock to the System (Billy Idol song) Sing Our Own Song; Sing Out March On; Skip a Rope; Slave New World; Slave to the Grind (song) Society's Child; Solid Rock (Goanna song) Some People Change (song) Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti; Song of the Free; Sound of da Police; South Africa (song) Southern Man (song) The Space Program (song) Spirit in the ...
Originally titled "God Blessed America," one of the first draft verses of the song was a social commentary on wealth inequality and poverty, in which Guthrie sang, "One bright sunny morning in the ...
Songs about racism and xenophobia (3 C, 264 P) B. Songs about black people (9 C, 31 P) E. Songs about East Asian people (10 P) I. Songs about indigenous peoples (1 C ...
OPINION: The songs that the Harris and Trump campaigns are using can tell us a lot about the candidates. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author ...
The minstrel show (also known as minstrelsy) was a predominantly American form of racist entertainment that persisted from the 1820s until the 1970s. [4] Minstrel shows featured typically white actors performing songs, dances, and comedy skits based on heavily stereotyped and false beliefs surrounding African Americans [ 5 ] in blackface, a ...