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Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day we share your songs about protest, peace, and justice.
From Nina Simone’s attack on segregation in “Mississippi Goddamn,” to U2’s indictment of needless war in “Bullet the Blue Sky” to Brandi Carlile’s anthem of acceptance for all genders and sexual identities in “The Joke,” share the songs that capture Dr. King’s vision of a world where the boundaries between people are broken down in the name of love, power, and strength.
Tell us your favorites, and we’ll feature them on Monday January 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Playlist To The People.
MLK: Playlist to the People 2026
This is your chance! Submit songs for the Playlists to the People 2026 below.
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