Music is the Message, Pt.2
Racism in music has been a recurring theme ever since the blues was born. Found as a means for expression for their anguish and strife, musicians took to their craft to pen powerful ballads about the real devastation experienced because of racism in 20th century America. By the late 1960s, music was changing right along with the political landscape.
tracklist
Donny Hathaway – To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Aretha Franklin – Respect 1967
The Meters – A Message From The Meters
Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
Marvin Gaye – You’re the man
Etta James-Tell It Like It Is
Donny Hathaway – Someday We’ll All Be Free
Curtis Mayfield – Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)
The Isley Brothers – Fight The Power
Chi-Lites – Give More Power To The People!!
Billy Paul – Am I Black Enough for You
Eddie Kendricks – People…Hold on
Segments Of Time – Song To The System
Archie Shepp, Blues for brother George Jackson