Protest song

The protest song "Oh, Freedom" protests against the evils of slavery and prejudice. This song was made during the Civil Rights Movement. It talks about preferring death rather than slavery and calls out for freedom. In my opinion, protest songs are very effective. Music has always been an integral part of peoples' lives, no matter what the time period is. People use music to communicate to the world about emotions or events in their lives, so I think using songs to protest against something is a very productive way of protesting. Furthermore, people are able to remember songs more than they remember speeches because listening to songs is definitely more interesting than listening to speeches. However, giving speeches probably last longer than singing songs because there are too many songs in the world for people to pay attention to just one. When I was looking up my protest song assignment for "Oh, Freedom," it was difficult to find the complete lyrics for that song. I had to listen to the song on youtube and then write down the lyrics. Therefore, speeches last longer than songs because songs tend to disappear through time. However, I still think using music to protest is a better and more fun way of protesting against something, and I would use music to protest against something in society if I had a choice.