Rock and Roll, Desegregation Movements, and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era
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Rock and Roll, Desegregation Movements, and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era

An "Integrated Effort"

  1. 375 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Rock and Roll, Desegregation Movements, and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era

An "Integrated Effort"

About this book

The rock and roll music that dominated airwaves across the country during the 1950s and early 1960s is often described as a triumph for integration. Black and white musicians alike, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis, scored hit records with young audiences from different racial groups, blending sonic traditions from R&B, country, and pop. This so-called "desegregation of the charts" seemed particularly resonant since major civil rights groups were waging major battles for desegregation in public places at the same time. And yet the centering of integration, as well as the supposition that democratic rights largely based in consumerism should be available to everyone regardless of race, has resulted in very distinct responses to both music and movement among Black and white listeners who grew up during this period. Rock and Roll, Desegregation Movements, and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era: An "Integrated Effort" traces these distinctions using archival research, musical performances, and original oral histories to determine the uncertain legacies of the civil rights movement and early rock and roll music in a supposedly post-civil rights era.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. “A Subtle Defiance in the Songs”
  8. Chapter 1: “Shufflin’ ’Til the Break of Dawn,” 1946–1953
  9. Chapter 2: “If It’s a Hit, It’s a Hit,” 1954–1956
  10. Chapter 3: “A Teen Ager in Love,” 1957–1960
  11. Chapter 4: “They’d All Be Dancing Together,” 1961–1964
  12. Chapter 5: “A Drummer with a Totally Different Beat,” The Post-Civil Rights Era
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index
  15. About the Author