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Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” is one of those raw, powerful songs that just sticks in your head, pounding, driving, and staying with you for hours upon hours—the kind of song that ...

Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 song Killing in the Name is one of the most iconic protest songs in rock history. Despite its heavy guitar riffs and powerful lyrics, the song that spoke against racism ...