What is the name of the song that Bob Dylan wrote in protest of the Vietnam War?

The Bob Dylan song associated with protest against war, including the Vietnam War era, is "Blowin' in the Wind."

Dylan wrote the song in 1962, and it first appeared on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963. Its lyrics ask a series of rhetorical questions about peace, freedom, human suffering, and the persistence of war. Rather than naming Vietnam directly, the song's broad language allowed it to become an anthem for civil-rights and antiwar movements.

The song was first performed publicly at Gerde's Folk City in New York on April 16, 1962. Dylan later added a middle verse, and the song was published in the folk magazine Broadside that May. Its melody was adapted from the traditional spiritual "No More Auction Block," connecting Dylan's modern protest writing with older African American musical traditions.

A frequent mix-up is "Masters of War," another forceful antiwar song from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" is also associated with social protest, but "Blowin' in the Wind" is the canonical answer to this question.