"Lift Every Voice and Sing" – often referred to as the "Black national anthem" in the United States – is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) in 1900 and set to music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954) in 1905.
Songs of Peace and Protest by Decade (Roughly) Many of these songs are in protest to the Vietnam War, but if you look and listen to the lyrics, MANY of these themes are relevant today.
50's and 60's
70's and 80's
90's - modern day
Strange Fruit
Not without permission from your guardian, as there are words that are upper school level.