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R&B star Sam Cooke transforms the pain of racism and segregation into a hopeful ballad.
A Change is Gonna Come
![Video thumbnail: When Music Makes History If I Can Dream]()
In 1968, Elvis closes his “Comeback Special” with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If I Can Dream
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Spike Lee enlists Public Enemy to write a protest anthem for this film Do The Right Thing.
Fight the Power
![Video thumbnail: When Music Makes History Ramblin' Man]()
The Allman Brothers hit the road in 1975 to support Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign.
Ramblin' Man
Sometimes a song or artist becomes inseparably intertwined with an historical moment.
Sometimes a song or artist becomes inseparably intertwined with an historical moment. Join WETA as we examine some of these times When Music Makes History.
Sometimes a song or artist becomes inseparably intertwined with an historical moment. Join WETA as we examine some of these times When Music Makes History.
![A Change is Gonna Come]()
R&B star Sam Cooke transforms the pain of racism and segregation into a hopeful ballad.
A Change is Gonna Come
![If I Can Dream]()
In 1968, Elvis closes his “Comeback Special” with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If I Can Dream
![Fight the Power]()
Spike Lee enlists Public Enemy to write a protest anthem for this film Do The Right Thing.
Fight the Power
When Music Makes History is a local public television program presented by WETA.
