Arenewal of became popular with college age young adults in the late 50s and early 60s because of its left wing protest lyrics.

Folk music--this traditional music first emerged in the 19th century and revived during the 1950s and 1960s as protest music.

Folk music of the 1950s and 1960s told the story of civil rights and Vietnam. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger were some of the famous folk singers of the period. The music resonated with the youth generation and was the anthem of protest.