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Brooks, Daphne A. "Second coming: Daphne A. Brooks on modern protest pop." Artforum International, vol. 54, no. 10, Summer 2016, p. 123+. Gale General OneFile, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A455611755/ITOF?u=pitt92539&sid=ITOF&xid=60df517e.
Ibarraran, Bigalondo, Amaia. “African-American and Mexican-American Protest Songs in the 20th Century: Some Examples.” Journal of Popular Music Studies, Wiley-Blackwell, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2017, p. n/a-N.PAG. EBSCOhost, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=123822551&site=eds-live.
Miller, John W. “The New Age of Social Protest Music.” America, vol. 222, no. 4, Feb. 2020, p. 44. EBSCOhost, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=141653446&site=eds-live.
Novak, Sarah. “We Shall Over Come.” Calliope, vol. 24, no. 1, Sept. 2013, p. 13. EBSCOhost, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=90117730&site=eds-live.
"The Protest Song Is Not Dead." All Things Considered, 22 May 2015. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://link-gale-com.ezproxy.ccac.edu/apps/doc/A416667728/LitRC?u=pitt92539&sid=LitRC&xid=9e22bf6b.
Scully, Michael F. “Protest Songs.” Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2019. EBSCOhost, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=89311887&site=eds-live.
"Songs of protest that made the world move to a different beat." Yorkshire Post, Leeds, England, 19 Dec. 2016. Gale OneFile: News, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A474532232/STND?u=pitt92539&sid=STND&xid=6729791b.
Ydstie, John. “Profile: Protest Songs.” Weekend All Things Considered (NPR). EBSCOhost, https://ezproxy.ccac.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=n5h&AN=6XN200303292012&site=eds-live.
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