Black History Month: Music Inspired By The Social Justice Movement

Black History Month: Music Inspired By The Social Justice Movement

Throughout history, Black musicians have used their platform to capture the fullness of the Black experience. From songs of overcoming, joy, to sorrow, heartbreak and pain.

Many of these songs have been anthems for the Civil Rights and social justice movements. Many of these innovators broke barriers with these songs, addressing violent acts of racism, police brutality, and lynching, all while expressing the hopefulness of change.

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Because of this, several Black artists became political targets due to their music because of the influence it had on the masses. These songs exposed injustices in politics and reached enough audiences that several of their songs were illegal to perform or banned from radio and even television.

For Black History Month, we highlight the songs that symphonied a movement, and the legendary musicians who took risks in their songs to address discrimination in the Black community.