Brief Overview of Protest SongsIn the United States, the tradition of protest songs dates to pre-Revolutionary War and flourished during the war. Probably the best known is "Yankee Doodle," which was used by both armies to satirize the other. As the British marched away after the surrender at Yorktown, they ignored the American army. The Marquis de Lafayette ordered his band to play Yankee Doodle.
Hayward, Nancy. “Brief Overview of Protest Songs.” National Women’s History Museum, www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/brief-overview-protest-songs#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the.
