Lennon, Ono, and the Politics of Peace

This chapter explores the dynamic intersection of music and activism as John Lennon and Yoko Ono navigate political tensions in the early 1970s. It highlights their unique marriage as a platform for pacifist activism, including controversial methods like bed-ins, while chronicling Lennon's struggles against government surveillance and deportation efforts by the Nixon administration. The narrative reveals the complexities of celebrity influence on political movements and the misuse of governmental power against dissenters.