The Art Of Protesting-Cry For The Civil Rights Movement

As long as there has been social injustice in the world, there have been people voicing their opposition to those injustices. Protest movements have always been closely linked with music. American protests also used songs. The act of protesting is one of American’s most valuable rights but often went beyond vocal or printed material. Throughout the years America has put its message to music thus one song or voice can be reach and affect millions. Nina Simone, James Brown and Marvin Gaye all gave voice in support of civil rights and black pride with their music. Some of the most famous Vietnam protest songs were "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire, "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke and Civil rights protest song "Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)" by James Brown.
Billie Holiday recorded and popularized the song "Strange Fruit" in 1939. It was written to address addressed Southern racism, specifically the lynching of African-Americans, and was performed as a protest song in New York venues. A difference between American and South African protest songs is that many American protest songs would only be played in Northern states and were outlawed in the South. The connection between music and politics has a long history as music can express anti-establishment or protest themes; including anti-war songs, and pro-establishment ideas which represented songs used to portray a specific political