Below is a list of amazing protest and civil rights songs and poetry. If you know of any songs or poetry that would make great additions to this list please email theresponsibleconsumer1@gmail.com
Rhiannon Giddens Singing at the NYC Occupy Wall St Movement Camp
Which Side Are you On (Pete Seeger Cover) – Ani Difranco
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around (Famous Civil Rights Song ) – Aria Saudade
Maya Angelou, “And Still I Rise” remastered for the 2017 Skoll World Forum
Poet Nina Mariah reading her poem, “Nasty Women” which became a highlight speech of the 2017 DC Women’s March
Kyla Jenée Lacey – “White Privilege” @WANPOETRY
Remi Kanazi‘s “This Divestment Bill Hurts My Feelings” highlighting proposed US legislation trying to outlaw anyone boycotting Israel
MILCK singing “I cant Keep Quiet” at the 2017 Women’s March on Washington
Bhi Bhiman feat. Rhiannon Giddens “Up in Arms”
Common, John Legend – Glory
Bob Dylan – Masters of War
Mystery of Iniquity (Live) – Lauryn Hill
Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit
Otis Redding – A Change Is Gonna Come
Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
Gil Scott Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
John Lennon – Imagine
Curtis Mayfield – Power to the People
Occupy Dame Street: Billy Bragg singing ‘There is power in a union’
I Ain’t Marching Anymore -Phil Ochs
Mavis Staples – We Shall Not Be Moved
We Shall Over Come – Mahalia Jackson
During Ukraine’s Revolution, a piano was set up near a line of special police, while protesters, including the Piano Extremist, played the piano, police blasted back their own recorded music.
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