ROCHESTER — The Rochester Area Historical Society will sponsor the program, “Songs of the Civil War,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, in the Rochester Municipal Building, 300 W. Spring St. Doors open at ...

Part of everyone's meat and drink : popular music and the Civil War -- John Browns and battle cries : the patriotic songs of the union -- Gay deceibers and bonnie blue flags : the anthems of the ...

The Civil Rights movement used music extensively, with songs like "People Get Ready" serving as anthems. Many protest songs from the 1960s remain relevant and are still sung at demonstrations today.

WINDHAM — The Civil War Music Heritage Gathering and Encampment in Windham came to a close Sunday with a group of musicians performing Civil War-era music on the lawn of the Centre Church on Route 23.

This was one of the civil rights movement's most popular songs, an unofficial anthem so pervasive that President Lyndon B.