Protest music, then and now
A history of political activism in music, from Woody Guthrie to Sam Cooke to Lady Gaga.
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With hits like “This Land is Your Land” and “Ain’t Gonna Be Treated This Way,” folk singer Woody Guthrie is one of America’s best-known political musicians. He frequently played a guitar with a sticker that said “This Machine Kills Fascists.”
/ The Washington Post archives
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