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Used in conjunction with the Himno Zapatista, which samples Carabina 30-30, this song is a way to show the ways in which the Zapatista movement invokes the memory of the Mexican Revolution.

Use this film to discuss the torture, disappearance, and death of dissidents during Argentina's Dirty War as well as the kidnapping and adoption of disappeared people's children.

This minstrel song can be used to teach about minstrelsy and antebellum Southern attitudes towards slavery. It was such a popular genre that it effectively was a type of pop music. In the song, the enslaved are mourning the loss of a deceased slave…

This song could be used to introduce students to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, the removal of a socialist president, Salvador Allende, and the installment of a U.S. backed military junta government led by General Augusto Pinochet. The name of the…

Hugh Masekela, considered the father of South African Jazz, wrote this anthem-like song in 1986 with Nelson Mandela in mind. The lyrics, though few, call for the immediate release of Mandela (who was a big fan of Masekela) and for him to return home…

Translated as "Lord Bless Africa," "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" served as South Africa's anthem alongside the apartheid-era "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" during the years 1994-1997, to the anger of many. In 1996, excerpts from both songs were utilized to…

This song may be used in conjunction with the eponymous poem by Nicolás Guillén to show the ways that indigenous people and people of African descent became visible in "high" cultural representations throughout Latin America.

This song may be used to discuss the treatment of indigenous peoples, their history of resistance, and the relationship between the academy and Indian communities.

This song may be used to introduce students to an eloquent historic-cultural argument criticizing anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States.

This song describes the Dominican Republic’s social, political and economic situation. It can be used to discuss issues of social justice, poverty, social class and racial disparities, political corruption and foreign influence.