The end of the Vietnam War marked a turning point for protest songs, as artists like Judy Collins, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger used music to advocate for causes like peace and civil rights. While protest songs continue to be written for various issues, they have not entered the collective cultural memory like those from the 1960s and 1970s. The rise of protest music during that time was fueled by the political climate and the unity of the baby boom generation. Today, the music industry's consolidation and the demise of legacy media outlets have limited the reach of protest songs, but recent events like the George Floyd protests have sparked new anthems.