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Genre : Protest songs What is a protest song? " A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs" The history of protest songs Protest songs have been around for centuries, particularly during times of war and social unrest. The earliest protest songs and the tradition of using music in this way goes right back to the founding of America. Joseph Warren’s call to action song, ' Free America' was possibly the first protest song to have been sung out by American soldiers. ' Yankee Doodle', now a popular children’s song, also finds its roots in this era – originating as a song sung by British soldiers to mock the Americans but taken up by the ‘Yanks’ ironically to throw it back to the British. As the American Civil War ended and America became divided by class and race, protest music evolved with the music of the early 20th century . Electrical music recording was b...