Protest Songs on NPR

Subject: Protest Songs on NPR
From: curmudgeon
Date: 30 Mar 03 - 07:11 AM

Last night, All Things Considered did a piece on protest songs; interviews with Irwin Silber, Barbara Dane and others. Text, pictures, etc, are HERE

Enjoy -- Tom

Subject: RE: Protest Songs on NPR
From: reggie miles
Date: 30 Mar 03 - 12:44 PM

curm, thanks for the post. Too many good thing to easily cover in one sitting.

Subject: RE: Protest Songs on NPR
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 01:48 AM

7 Protest Songs With Legs from NPR

"... Throughout American movements music has been a source of both personal and collective empowerment – a tool used to bridge the apparent distance between individuals, to remind each other we're stronger together than alone.

"Now, as activists gather on Wall Street — and around the country — music is again playing a vital role in collective empowerment. Whether quoting these timeless anthems on signs or developing their own rhythms to chant and songs to sing, the people gathering across the nation find music a necessary tool in their campaign.

"With that in mind, here's a look at some of the most timeless anthems of movements for social change and how they've evolved through the years."

They include:
- We Shall Overcome
- We Shall Not Be Moved
- Solidarity Forever
- This Little Light of Mine
- This Land Is Your Land
- Which Side Are You On?
- Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around

~ Becky in Tucson