Here she explains the importance of music in the Civil Rights Movement. One of the first things that's important when you think about freedom songs and the Civil Rights Movement is to not actually ...

How Johann Sebastian Bach and the Little Rock Nine inspired one of The Beatles’ biggest hits—and one of the most covered ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

To mark Soul Music's exploration of Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come, BBC 6 Music's Craig Charles picks ten of his favourite pivotal protest songs.

Mississippi is home to many sites on the national Civil Rights Trail. The state is steeped in culture, like the delta region's rich history as the birthplace of the blues. If you're looking for ...

The mural includes paintings of Dr. LaVon Bracy and rocker Tom Petty, and hopes to inspire future generations with a message ...

Archival, grainy black-and-white footage from the civil rights movement was spliced between ... will stay on as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra. Theater’s Most Powerful ...

Not only was Cox a legendary folk singer, but he was known, too, as a fighter for social justice during the Civil Rights Movement ... his fans, his music, his art. He was out of energy.