I am teaching a class entitled Power and the Passion (how music can change the world) for two weeks to teenagers about American music. In effect, it's how music can cause change, upheavals, different outlooks - socially, politically, culturally, etc. - that is often more powerful than established authority.
I have my own list of artists and songs to share with my students, but please feel free to list 5-10 artists, songs and a few reasons why you choose what you did.
Thanks.