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8 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Exploring the music that kept the spirit of the civil rights movement alive following Martin Luther King Jr.'s death.
Episode 2
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, songs like Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" took on a new and heightened meaning and politically charged country music took center stage.
Episode 3
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Following the killings of four Kent State University students during anti-Vietnam War protests, politically driven songs from Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield and others became popular.
Episode 4
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Following Hurricane Katrina, international artists from U2 to Kanye West joined New Orleans musicians in benefit concerts to help ensure the city's rich traditions survived.
Episode 5
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Charting the course of the Cold War in Berlin through music revealing how it helped to sow the seeds of rebellion.
Episode 6
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's moonwalk inspired musicians from David Bowie and the Byrds to Parliament-Funkadelic and Sun Ra to imagine a cosmic future for mankind.
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Billie Jean King's win against Bobby Riggs in their famous tennis match was a galvanizing moment for the women's movement and ushered in music that delivered messages of female empowerment.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 20, 201742 mins
Tracking the beginning of the gay rights movement in America following the riots at Stonewall Inn and how music has played a vital role in celebrating and preaching tolerance of the LGBT community.