Music and Literature in Politics

The Nazis used Wagner's opera as a symbol of German cultural superiority.

The song was first sung by African American tobacco workers in the 1940s and was later adopted by the Civil Rights Movement.

Orwell fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and his experiences there inspired him to write the novel.

The play was written in 1928 and satirizes the corruption and greed of the Weimar Republic.

The song was banned in 1963 because it was seen as too critical of the military-industrial complex.

The novel was banned in India in 1988 after it was accused of being blasphemous towards Islam.

The play was written in 1953 and is an allegory of the McCarthy era.

The poem was written in 1936 and is a passionate defense of the Republican cause.

The novel was banned in Nigeria in 1966 after it was accused of being critical of the government.

The song was written in 1969 and became a popular anthem of the anti-war movement.

The novel was written in 1985 and is a dystopian vision of a totalitarian society.

The play was written in 1939 and tells the story of a woman who is forced to sell her children in order to survive.

The poem was written in 1926 and is a celebration of African American culture.

Orwell fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and his experiences there inspired him to write the novel.

The song was banned in 1963 because it was seen as too critical of the military-industrial complex.