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Black Sabbath, 1970s: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

3 Protest Songs From the 1970s That Still Sound Revolutionary Today

Edwin Starr in a 1970 File Photo (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

3 Protest Songs About the Vietnam War That Still Resonate With Listeners Today

HOLLYWOOD - 1966: Supergroup "Buffalo Springfield" perform pose for a portrait outside a movie theatre in 1966 in Hollywood, California. (L-R) Stephen Stills, Bruce Palmer, Neil Young, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

3 Protest Songs From the 1960s That Still Sound Revolutionary Today

(Original Caption) Folk singer Bob Dylan in London. Popular folk singer Bob Dylan, who arrived in London last night for his British Tour, pictured this afternoon in the Embankment Gardens with Joan Baez, who is also a popular American folk singer. Joan has a concert on the 23rd of May. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch/Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images)

Remember When Joan Baez Wrote a Song That Called Out Bob Dylan for Giving up on Protest Music in 1972?

The Vietnam Era Soundtrack: 5 Protest Songs Across Genres

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