Book description
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…
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1 author picked Rock and Roll, Desegregation Movements, and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Beth Fowler examines the connection between rock and roll and the civil rights movement.
Drawing on scholarly studies, newspaper and television reports, speeches, and oral histories, Fowler presents about as thorough a study as possible in one volume. The research is thorough and compelling.
It may not always be an easy read, but it is an important book, especially as its closing chapters deal with present times and America’s struggle to fulfill its promise of equality for all. Fowler gives us a new perspective on the power of music.
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