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This study will seek to answer the question ‘How useful is the musical work of Bob Dylan to a Historian studying the conditions in America during the 1960‘s’. I chose this question because I have always been an admirer of his work, and I believe that the lyrics in his music tend to tell a detailed story, allowing a historian to further understand the conditions in which he was living. In order to answer this question, I have structured my analysis using the following method: I have separated them into different categories depending on the issues which Dylan is trying to tackle. The first being Civil Rights and Black oppression, followed by Anti-Nuclear warfare, and finally his opinions on the rising conflict at the time in Vietnam. Then within each of these categories I will study particular songs in which Dylan tackles the issues. In order to keep the scope of the study manageable, I have made use of a variety of carefully selected sources, in particular the following: Bob Dylan: Stories Behind the Songs 1962-1969 by Andy Gill, which should give some insight to the reasoning behind Dylan’s work. As well there are websites such as [|__www.bobdylan.com__] that help give more insight into his life, and his personal opinions on these maters.