Paul Robeson – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Protest Music Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees

December 2, 2019

The final results are in and we now have the list of inductees into the second year of the Protest Music Hall of Fame. I will admit that Hall of Fame could be considered a misnomer. Instead of awarding accolades, it is about building awareness for socially conscious music. As the reach of this website grows, we will be able […]

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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958

September 18, 2018

80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018 Music is the ultimate time capsule. You can learn a lot about a time period based on the music that it produced. Art is often a reflection of political realities. In connection with this I decided […]

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