The Effect of Protest Music in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
In the early 1960’s, much of the American population believed that the country was reaching a “Golden Age.” With John F. Kennedy being elected the president, society as a whole was hopeful for what would come of the new decade. Though the beginning of the 1960’s was optimistic, the mood of the era drastically transformed into something much darker by the late 1960’s and 1970’s. The assassination of both John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Kent State Shootings all sparked rage and debate from Americans. During this controversy, music was an outlet for to express their frustrations in the recent events, and to advocate for what they
In the early 1960’s, much of the American population believed that the country was reaching a “Golden Age.” With John F. Kennedy being elected the president, society as a whole was hopeful for what would come of the new decade. Though the beginning of the 1960’s was optimistic, the mood of the era drastically transformed into something much darker by the late 1960’s and 1970’s. The assassination of both John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Kent State Shootings all sparked rage and debate from Americans. During this controversy, music was an outlet for to express their frustrations in the recent events, and to advocate for what they