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

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.

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

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