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1899

1939

Lift everyvoice and sing

Strange fruit

“Lift every voice and sing” is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1899

and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1900. This song was written to support the rights for African-American people.

“Strange fruit” is a song written by Abel Meeropol in 1937 that was sung by Billie Holiday for the first time in 1939. It’s a protest song against racism and lynching against African-American in the USA.

1619

1947-1963

Go down moses and let my people go

We shall overcome

We shall overcome » is a protest song. This is a song written in 1947 and sung by Joan Baez in 1963 This is a marching song, it is a promise : « We Shall Overcome ». The first political use came in 1945, the workers wanted a raised because they make only 45 cents an hour. They marched and sang together for equality.

Go Down Moses is a Negro spiritual . Inspired by the Old Testament of the Bible. It was popularized by Paul Robeson in 1958 and record by Louis Armstrong. The song protest against segregation and racism

1967

Respect

“Respect” is a song written and sung by Otis Redding in 1965. It was remade by Aretha Franklin in 1967.

1971

Imagine

21'st

1989

"Imagine" is a song written by John Lenon in 1971. Its lyrics encourage a world in peace without religion, and nationality.This is the best selling of John lenon’s career. It is a protest song because the song denounce the war, the religion, the nationality

Fight the power

In the 21'st many artist write and sing protest song like Green Day and their album american idiot witch protest against war and Bush's political or Radiohead.

« Fight the power » is a protest song. This is a song written by public ennemies, in 1989. It was make for a movie : « Do The Right Thing ». That was the best single of 1989 in America. Fight the power is a song who denounce racisme and inequality.

American Protest song since 1619 to our days

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