History tells us that Nixon won the election in 1968, on the grounds of promising to put an end to the Vietnam War. However, shortly after the exact opposite proved to be true. It appeared that despite several efforts to … Continue reading
Mavis Staples started her career with her family group, The Staples. Led by the father, Roebuck Staples, the group became a popular gospel group. By the mid-1960′s, they were inspired to be the voices of the civil rights movement as … Continue reading
Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Ohio – (live audio 1970) “Ohio” is a protest song, which was composed by Neil Young on May 4, 1970 immediately after the events of Kent State Massacre. The song demonstrates a protest towards … Continue reading
This song is about the incident that occurred at Kent State University in Ohio. Students at this college began to protest and riot after news that Nixon was sending troops into Cambodia in 1970. The national guard was call in … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRobFQchS0 The song is very anti-war (written during the vietnam war era).In first stanza it talks about US manufacturing immense amounts of weaponry, while the people who are in fact responsible for the war are sitting in their offices in … Continue reading
This song is aimed at getting people to rethink their position on the Vietnam War. It was trying to get people to realize that fighting is not the answer. It was one of the most popular anti-war songs of the … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwvH2SxiDrk This song has a relative meaning to America in the 1960s, specifically the Vietman War. This was an anti-war song by listening closely to the lyrics. The audience listening to this song may have a different perspective on the … Continue reading