Music played a key role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A Change is ...

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In this powerful episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores the deep cultural, spiritual, and political roots of Civil Rights Music—from the ...

The Civil Rights movement used music extensively, with songs like "People Get Ready" serving as anthems. Many protest songs from the 1960s remain relevant and are still sung at demonstrations today.