Please answer and/or help these questions for me:
1. What makes these songs efficient as both protest and religious songs? How is that meaningful to the community that created them? Would religious-themed protest music be as effective today? Why or why not?
2. Protest songs from this era were songs spread among the people. Today, protest songs are made to be bought and sold. Are the protest songs of today still effective in their rallying cry despite the fact that they are made for profit? Why or why not?
3. Have any modern songs caused you to change your mind about a belief or cultural phenomenon? Or do you find that you only hear things that you already agree with? What does this say about the efficacy of today's protest music?
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