Chapter 1 – Oral History Ends At Civilization’s Start
- Billy Holliday: God Bless the Child
- Chuck Berry: Roll Over Beethoven
- Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock
- Impressions: People Get Ready
Chapter 2 – Back to the Beginning
- Rolling Stones: Satisfaction
- Otis Redding: The Dock of the Bay
- Lorde: We’ll Never Be Royals
- The Tokens: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Chapter 3 – End the Orange Monster
- Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
- Woody Guthrie/Pete Seeger: Deportees
- Odetta: Jim Crow Blues
- Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising
- Los Lobos: Will The Wolf Survive
Chapter 4 – From Sanctuary to Program
- Buffalo Springfield: For What It’s Worth
- Iris Dement: Wasteland of the Free
- Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway
- Richard and Mimi Farina: Bold Marauder
Chapter 5 – Academia or Activism
- Woody Guthrie: I Ain’t Got No Home
- Bob Dylan: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
- Bruce Springsteen: Badlands
- Beatles: Here Comes the Sun
Chapter 6 – Activism Meets Cynicism
- Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
- Bruce Springsteen: The Rising
- Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone
- Ben E King: Stand By Me
Chapter 7 – Cynicism or Informed Hope
- Tom Morello: Let Freedom Ring
- Bob Dylan: It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
- Lead Belly: Bourgeois Blues
- Alejandro Escovedo: Wave
Chapter 8 – Fight to Win
- Chrissie Hynde: Revolution
- Laura Nyro: Save the Country
- Jackson Brown: The Pretender
- Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
Chapter 9 – Convene and Transcend Baggage
- Odetta: This Little Light of Mine
- The Clash: London Calling
- Bruce Springsteen: Youngstown
- Amy Ray: Laramie
Chapter 10 – Chapters Are Essential
- Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
- Bob Marley: Get Up Stand Up
- Donovan: Catch the Wind
- The Neville Brothers: Sister Rosa
Chapter 11 – Post Convention Vision
- Gil Scott Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
- Bob Dylan: It’s Alright Ma
- Jim Carroll Band: People Who Died
- Paul Simon: The Boxer
Chapter 12 – Health and Class
- Bob Dylan: Maggie’s Farm
- Drive By Truckers: Once They Banned Imagine
- Bob Marley: Redemption Song
- Jimi Hendrix: The Star Spangled Banner
Chapter 13 – Health Gets Personal
- Donovan: To Try for the Sun
- Joan Baez: Blowing in the Wind
- Rage Against the Machine: Killing in the Name
- John Lennon: Imagine
Chapter 14 – Housing, Right to the City, and Winning Time
- Ruthie Foster: Lord Remember Me
- Bob Dylan: Hurricane
- Simon and Garfunkle: Sounds of Silence
- Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
Chapter 15 – Rights Beget Ideas and Values
- Jimmie Cliff: Sitting Here in Limbo
- The Clash: Revolution Rock
- John Lennon: Power to the People
- Leonard Cohen: Democracy
Chapter 16 – Which Begets More Ideas and Values
- Marianne Faithful: Broken English
- Jim Page: I’d Rather Be Dancing
- Buffy St. Marie: Now That The Buffalo’s Gone
- Shannon Labrie: It’s Political
Chapter 17 – Actors’ Activism
- Randy Newman: Political Science
- Public Enemy: Fight the Power
- Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World
- Lucinda Williams: Soldiers Song
Chapter 18 – Activism’s Actors
- Neil Young: After The Gold Rush
- The Clash: The Call Up
- Neil Young: Rockin’ In The Free World
- Indigo Girls: Go Go Go
Chapter 19 – Athletes Revolt
- Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA
- Jimmy Cliff: The Harder They Come
- Beatles: Dear Prudence
- Aretha Franklin: Respect
Chapter 20 – Religious Renovation
- Indigo Girls: Closer to Fine
- Laura Marline: Next Time
- Ani Difranco: I Am Not A Pretty Girl
- Hooray for the Riff Raff: La Pa’lante
- Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
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- Chapter 21 – Legal Upheaval
- Drive By Truckers: What It Means
- Valerie June: Workin’ Woman Blues
- John Lennon: Working Class Hero
- Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone
Chapter 22 – Transcend Media Madness
- Jimmy Cliff: You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Springsteen: 41 Shots
- The Clash: Spanish Bombs
- Tracy Chapman: Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution
Chapter 23 – Educate and Economize
- Thunderclapp Newman: Something in the Air
- Rolling Stones: Street Fighting Man
- Joan Baez: Farewell Angelina
- Creedance Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
Chapter 24 – End Misogyny
- Paul Robeson: No More Auction Block
- Rolling Stones: Brown Sugar
- Run for the Jewels: “A Report To The Shareholders / Kill Your Masters”
- Tom Morello: Which Side Are You On
Chapter 25 – Win Intercommunalism
- Sharon Jones: This Land Is Your Land
- Public Enemy: Get Up Stand Up
- Joan Baez: We Shall Overcome
- Peter Gabriel: Biko
Chapter 26 – Beyond Capitalism, Classlessness
- Los Lobos: Revolution
- The Roots: Next Movement
- Kendrick Lamar: How Much A Dollar Cost
- David Bowie: All The Young Dudes
Chapter 27 – Tactics Matter
- Nina Simone: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
- Lucinda Williams: Born to Be Loved
- Lady Ga Ga: Born This Way
- Johnny Cash: Man in Black
Chapter 28 – Self-Definition
- Buffy St. Marie: Universal Soldier
- Patti Smith: People Have the Power
- Prince: Sign O the Times
- Bob Dylan: Chimes of Freedom
- Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
Chapter 29 – Planting Seeds
- Mavis Staples: Wrote a Song for Everyone
- Jackson Browne: Lives in the Balance
- Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation
- Bob Dylan: Times They Are A Changin
- Phil Ochs: Ringing of Revolution
Chapter 30 – Today and Tomorrow
- Phil Ochs: Cops of the World
- Shannon Labrie: War and Peace
- Bob Dylan: Masters of War
- Chambers Brothers: Time Has Come Today
- Bob Dylan: When the Ship Comes In