Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, ...

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.

Stacker put together a list of songs from the 1960s and '70s that played a role in political movements. - Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images Stacker put together a list of songs from the ...

June 21, 1964, was an ordinary day for many Americans, but for three civil rights workers in Mississippi, it was the day their lives would end, and the fires of the civil rights movement were stoked, ...

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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 ...