When social movements need to march in beat, Dick Flacks gives them a song. What follows is a brief tour through influential songs and poems of protest and resistance in U.S. history, many with rural roots, with Flack’s extensive knowledge as a guide
A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights.
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Survival, Memory & Unbroken Lineage -- a raw, defiant fusion of Native hip-hop, tribal chanting, and atmospheric flute that carries generations of stories in every line
In 1949, Paul Robeson performed the “Song of the Jewish Partisans” in Moscow, in the Yiddish original. At a time of rising Stalinist antisemitism, Robeson’s act of solidarity made clear his stand against any form of racism.
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Music and Lyrics by Steve Earle, with Forro in the Dark. Director: Steve Buscemi.
Scott Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance is uncannily attuned to the present moment.
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