This project focuses on what protest music is, what events have occurred, and the evolution of the music as time went on while influenced by the events.
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The aim of this project is to provide a definition of what protest music is in order to analyze how the music has evolved and how it is used to express opposition to injustice and unifies people from different backgrounds.
To do this, there must be a basis for what protest music is, hence the definition, along with an understanding of what events took place over these 3 decades which will be presented as a timeline and event breakdown. There must also be a selection of songs that fit into this category, even those that are considered counterculture to traditional protest music, in which these songs will be broken down to their fundamentals, such as artist, genre, themes and messages, to provide a data analysis of how this music has evolved and stays connected to current events of the time.
This analysis will provide context as to how music provides a voice to those who are not typically heard while also allowing for a large platform of the cause that is being sung about. The audience for this project will most likely be current or previous activists along with those who lived throughout the time period who would like context for the music of the time and the response to certain events.
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