Top Ten Protest Songs and the Events that Inspired Them – 5

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[Music] okay next on my list is the civil rights

okay next on my list is the civil rights

okay next on my list is the civil rights movement now the civil rights movement

movement now the civil rights movement

movement now the civil rights movement is very interesting because it spawned a

is very interesting because it spawned a

is very interesting because it spawned a lot of interesting music and basically I

lot of interesting music and basically I

lot of interesting music and basically I mean it was African Americans trying to

mean it was African Americans trying to

mean it was African Americans trying to assert their their civil rights and

assert their their civil rights and

assert their their civil rights and asking why they weren’t being being

asking why they weren’t being being

asking why they weren’t being being treated as human beings in the United

treated as human beings in the United

treated as human beings in the United States and musically a lot of folk

States and musically a lot of folk

States and musically a lot of folk singers became involved with the

singers became involved with the

singers became involved with the movement but it also spawned its own

movement but it also spawned its own

movement but it also spawned its own performers a guy like Harry Belafonte

performers a guy like Harry Belafonte

performers a guy like Harry Belafonte for example who’s actually someone who

for example who’s actually someone who

for example who’s actually someone who who I feel is sort of quintessential of

who I feel is sort of quintessential of

who I feel is sort of quintessential of this of the civil rights movement

this of the civil rights movement

this of the civil rights movement because in addition to being a singer

because in addition to being a singer

because in addition to being a singer add to to bringing and to telling people

add to to bringing and to telling people

add to to bringing and to telling people about it Harry Belafonte was an

about it Harry Belafonte was an

about it Harry Belafonte was an african-american man who was who was

african-american man who was who was

african-american man who was who was struggling at the same time with the

struggling at the same time with the

struggling at the same time with the very issues that he was talking about

very issues that he was talking about

very issues that he was talking about before he could get up on stage and sing

before he could get up on stage and sing

before he could get up on stage and sing about the issues he had to deal with the

about the issues he had to deal with the

about the issues he had to deal with the segregation backstage and he had to deal

segregation backstage and he had to deal

segregation backstage and he had to deal with the fact that he had a different

with the fact that he had a different

with the fact that he had a different place to stay and music was really

place to stay and music was really

place to stay and music was really derived from the earliest songs used to

derived from the earliest songs used to

derived from the earliest songs used to inspire people during slavery and and a

inspire people during slavery and and a

inspire people during slavery and and a lot of people just said that this was

lot of people just said that this was

lot of people just said that this was just like an extension of their

just like an extension of their

just like an extension of their contention that they should be free a

contention that they should be free a

contention that they should be free a song that I absolutely think should be

song that I absolutely think should be

song that I absolutely think should be associated with this movement is I shall

associated with this movement is I shall

associated with this movement is I shall not be moved a pivotal moment that

not be moved a pivotal moment that

not be moved a pivotal moment that define this movement is the march on

define this movement is the march on

define this movement is the march on Washington in 1963 where we shall not be

Washington in 1963 where we shall not be

Washington in 1963 where we shall not be moved was actually some final masses