As well as being an incredible songwriter and performer, Nina Simone was a tireless activist within the civil rights movement, which often influenced her music.

On the evening of Oct. 10, Doudna Fine Arts Center hosted Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, a concert dedicated ...

An African American woman's voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born in the struggle against racism in America during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s ...

"Soundtrack for a Revolution" is a window into the musical and lyrical soul of civil rights movement, as well as the men and women that used song to give them the strength and solidarity to stand ...

A civil rights champion and musical pariah, Nina Simone wrote some of the greatest songs of an entire generation, tackling subjects like racism and entrapment.

It was the main soundtrack that played out throughout the Civil Rights Movement. The music provided courage and a voice to fight for equality, justice, and so much more. The sound of soul-stirring ...

Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit, surrounded from childhood by the now-famous faces of the civil rights movement. Her songs would become their anthems. Her Baptist minister father was the ...

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To mark Soul Music's exploration of Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come, BBC 6 Music's Craig Charles picks ten of his favourite pivotal protest songs.

Discover how music serves as a powerful medium to reflect societal and cultural issues. From revolutionary and national ...

After speaking with his mom, Breland, who grew up in New Jersey, decided to visit Selma, Alabama, where many of his older ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist, professor, and popular New York Times opinion writer Paul Krugman on Monday published, “Trump ...