A Change is Gonna Come

Special | 1m 55s | R&B star Sam Cooke transforms the pain of racism and segregation into a hopeful ballad. (1m 55s)

If I Can Dream

Special | 1m 53s | In 1968, Elvis closes his “Comeback Special” with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1m 53s)

Ramblin' Man

Special | 1m 24s | The Allman Brothers hit the road in 1975 to support Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign. (1m 24s)

Fight the Power

Special | 1m 16s | Spike Lee enlists Public Enemy to write a protest anthem for this film Do The Right Thing. (1m 16s)

What's Going On

Special | 1m 25s | In 1971, Marvin Gaye releases the landmark protest anthem What’s Going On. (1m 25s)

We're Not Gonna Take It

Special | 1m 28s | In 1985, a Twisted Sister song helps spark controversy over song lyrics and censorship. (1m 28s)

This Land is Your Land

Special | 1m 34s | In 1940, Woody Guthrie writes the lyrics to the timeless anthem This Land Is Your Land. (1m 34s)

Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)

Special | 1m 25s | James Brown’s Say It Loud becomes an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement. (1m 25s)

Ohio

Special | 1m 21s | Neil Young pens the song Ohio in response to the horrific massacre at Kent State. (1m 21s)

Not Ready to Make Nice

Special | 1m 27s | The Dixie Chicks offer a defiant response to a controversy that nearly ended their career. (1m 27s)

Don't Stop

Special | 1m 12s | Bill Clinton uses Fleetwood Mac’s Don’t Stop as his 1992 presidential campaign theme song. (1m 12s)

America the Beautiful

Special | 1m 19s | Ray Charles performs America the Beautiful at the 1984 Republican National Convention. (1m 19s)