political ballads and songs

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political ballads and songs

Singing for equality

musicians of the Civil Rights era
2020
Looks at how the music of Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, Nina Simone, Sam Cook, and James Brown influenced the Civil Rights Movement.

My country, 'tis of thee

how one song reveals the history of civil rights
"More than any other, one song traces America's history of patriotism and protest." Discover how the lyrics have been adapted, from pre-colonial times to the present day.

Carry it on!

1985
On t.p.: A history in song and picture of the working men and women of America.

Music for patriots, politicians, and presidents

harmonies and discords of the first hundred years
1975
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