From "Bella Ciao" to "Strange Fruit," Bob Dylan to Rage Against the Machine, the story of how 12 songs became anthems of protest.

When we are faced with injustice, violence, and repression, songs have sometimes become symbols of popular protest. Such is the case with "Baraye," the aural embodiment of the Iranian uprising "Woman, Life, Freedom." With Bob Dylan’s "Blowin' in the Wind," a timeless hit raised aloft as the banner of the civil rights movement in the United States. And with "Chant des partisans," written by Joseph Kessel and Maurice Druon for the French Resistance during World War II…