Protest song

A selection of gospel records and album covers from the 1960s and '70s. Many gospel artists of this era used the B-sides of their 45s for civil rights anthems.

How the forgotten music of the civil rights movement was hiding in plain sight

Music

In the ‘60s, black gospel musicians put their politicized music on the B-sides of their singles, in part because they feared political retribution. Many of the songs faded into obscurity, but one professor has made it his life’s mission to preserve that music before it’s lost to history.

Pakistan’s protest music

Arts, Culture & Media