Rock and Roll, Desegregation Movements, and Racism in the Post Civil - An 'Integrated Effort'

This book uses archival research and analyses of musical performances and original oral histories to explore the uncertain legacies of the civil rights movement and early rock and roll music in a supposedly post-civil rights era.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: "A Subtle Defiance in the Songs"
Chapter 1: "Shufflin' 'Til the Break of Dawn," 1946-1953
Chapter 2: "If It's a Hit, It's a Hit," 1954-1956
Chapter 3: "A Teen Ager in Love," 1957-1960
Chapter Four: "They'd All Be Dancing Together," 1961-1964
Chapter Five, "A Drummer With a Totally Different Beat," The Post-Civil Rights Era
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Beth Fowler is associate professor of teaching in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University.

Product details

• Authors: Beth Fowler, Fowler Beth
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781793613851
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-385-1
• No. of pages: 374
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Rock, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / History & Criticism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Ethnic groups & multicultural studies, History of Music, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Music reviews & criticism, Social discrimination & equal treatment, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Popular Music, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music