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What impact did Bob Dylan have on the civil rights movement?

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Although Bob Dylan gained a superficial political worldview through Woody Guthrie's musical influence back in Minneapolis, when he arrived in New York in January 1961, he had no stance on the issues. read more

His impact was quite large, and it went beyond just the songs that we know him for. Dylan proved to a lot of people that protest music and"topical songs" were commercially viable. read more

many positive changes in society.14 All of these changes caused Bob Dylan to write some of the most influential protest songs of a generation. Bob’s girlfriend at this time, Suze Rotolo, was involved in C.O.R.E (Congress of Racial Equality), an organization heavily involved in the civil rights movement. read more

Recorded between April 24, 1962 and May 27, 1963, Dylan's second album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, only catalyzed the 21-year-old's plunge into politics and his growing allegiance with the civil rights movement. read more

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