1950’s Protest Music vs. 21st Century Protest Music

Each of the web addresses below are links to their respected protest songs. The first link is a protest song against the racial tension which was existing between African-Americans and whites in the 1950’s. At the time, many African-Americans were protesting for equal rights. The second song was in response to the horrific ruling of President Bush. As one can note by the name of the song, “Lets impeach the President,” the singers and listeners harbored huge tension against the President. They thought he was doing a bad job and wanted change. These songs are both similar in that they both want change. They are different in that the first one wants intangible change while the second one wants tangible change; the first one looks for social change while the second one looks for hierarchal and economic change.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_cS_iQ-w0

 

 

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