Rola i znaczenie muzyki w protestach przeciwko wojnie wietnamskiej
Role and significance of music in the protests against the Vietnam War

Summary/Abstract: The time of the Vietnam War was one of the most turbulent in the twentieth-century history of the United States, as the modern contestation movement, which aimed at changing the American domestic and foreign policy, arose then. Widely understood culture, including music, played an important role in this movement. This issue is the subject matter of this article, which will analyse the selection of songs. In addition, the author attempts to catalog the most important music events (including festivals) of that period. What is more, it is important to present the profiles of the most important artists. The most important thing, however, is to prove the following thesis: Music has played a significant role in the movement protesting against the Vietnam War and the music was an important traffic binder. The basic research methods include historical analysis and content analysis.

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