Bob Dylan Playin his Guitar.

Young bob Dylan in his Teenage years

is Blowin in the wind is a protest song?

The song, “blowin’” in the Wind”, by Bob Dylan represents how the African American went through slavery, racism, and hardship being an American. Dylan tries to explain the struggles of the individuals and groups that the “answer” is roaming around and is waiting to be discovered. It shows how the people don’t realize that the questions are there, but answers aren’t discovered. The way that he puts the song is in a way that he tells answer then asked a question. It requires deep thinking and is really what should be used when you are explaining and trying to figure out what he tries to say.

The civil rights movement was a big event that lasted for many years for segregations and boycotts that African Americans struggled. It all began in the southern states where white people where hating on the black people and it was a racial discrimination. Refers to the reform movements in thew Us aimed at abolishing Racial DIscrimination against African American and restoring suffrage in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. By 1966, the emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, Economic and political self efficienty, and freedom from white domination. Many of those who were most active in the Civil Rights Movement, with organizations such as SNCC to prefer the term "Southern Freedom Movement" because the struggle was about far more than just civil rights under law; it was also about basic issues of freedom, respect, dignity, and economic and social fairness. In regards to that brief summary, Bob Dylan wrote many anthems and many songs during this era.

But, he was bigger influences to other writers that were very much into the civil rights movement and wrote songs about the anti-war. Like,”The Politics of Bob Dylan's Art” is a major work on the music and politics of Bob Dylan , written by Mark Maquesse. The book takes its title from the song "Chimes Of Freedon" , which is a middle work between Dylan's earlier Protest style and his later more free-flowing vague and poetic style. Marqusee discusses Dylan's early influence by Woodie Guthrie, his involvement with the protest movement, his ready youthful understanding with the American civil rights movement and with those in poor quality within the USA; and his increasing lack of expectations in the mid-sixties with protest politics. This was paralleled musically by his moving away from the use of a simple acoustic guitar, to a full backing group; and lyrically, by his evolution of a highly difficult poetic style which inclined popular music for a generation.

One song in particular was “Blowin’” in the Wind”, and I was a number two hit already in the world. He wrote this song in about 10 minutes and Used the melody of an old slave song called, ” No more Auction Block”. Many writers were encouraged to go on and write songs just like this your artist named Sam Cooke. Though this song has no resemblance to the civil rights movement; but Sam Cooke really adored his music and made a song called,” A Change Is Gonna Come”. Later on after Cooke made that song, he was actually killed by a motel manager. The motel manager said that he killed Cooke for self defense. It felt that this song could have been about racial injustice and though it had a special relevance to the black community. It was the best example of Dylan’s influence on him.
There are many meanings to this song that represents for Bob Dylan. But, to me I really

Like he was trying to explain how the answers are out there roaming around to be discovered. I mean we just need to open our eyes and see that he literally wrote this song to the melody on an old slave song. When I see pollen blowing in the wind, I see the answers to Dylan’s questionings of war and racism. Not just only him but also the people who wrote songs that were encouraged from him. I see the meaning of workers trying to eliminate racism and war and all their little attempts. Bob Dylan wrote this song and chose these lyrics to make different points or view and to question yourself on what he means. It’s just about speaking out against the right wing. Just like pieces of pollen or leaves floating in all directions by people all over the globe to initiate change everywhere.  

   
This concludes to what Bob Dylan tried to say. Yes, I feel like the theme of this song is, “don’t think twice, its all right, but we went crazy over “blowin’ in the wind” ”. We knew that the song carried the moment of its own time. This song was brilliant and it shows that he expressed it all over to the top. It concludes that Bob Dylan was concerned about people and their actions of others. It reflects that we are all equal people and deserve to be treated as one. He was the one who created this song and it had a melody, a beat, and perhaps the artist that represented what the meaning of this song was there to offer to everyone. All in all “The answer my friend, is Blowin’ in the Wind”.

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