Who was Elvis Presley? The king of rock ‘n’ roll is what people call even till this day, but who really was Elvis Presley? Was Elvis a cultural appropriator or a cultural transgressor? Michael T. Bertrand thinks that Elvis had a lot to do with music today. Taking African American music and making it into rock ‘n’ roll is what Elvis did, helping whites recognize how good their music was but also taking other peoples tunes and making more money off of them.
How far do you agree that the impact of WW2 was the reason why the position of black Americans improved 1945-55? WW2 changed the civil rights for black Americans extremely quickly with many black Americans fighting in the war. This lead too many people actually respecting black Americans and helped them gain rights. With 1.2 million black Americans fighting for America against the fascists of Germany they realised that even though they were fighting for equality they didn’t even have this in their own country. This therefore questioned the double V campaign as it was supposed to be a victory at home as well as at war but without equality then this would not be possible.
The host of the show, Ed Sullivan, was one of the first (if not the first) TV presenters to invite black musicians to their shows. That helped a lot to raise people's consciousness that it was the blacks who invented rock'n'roll. Ultimately, this fact is a milestone in terms of popular culture. Sullivan broke the boundaries dividing 'black' and 'white' music, making them appear on one screen. The impact of blacks on the music business has been enormous.
Black people lacked a voice in the early 19'00s and they needed a way to express themselves. They would put their heart and soul into what they were experiencing in music. Jazz not only being entertaining but also expressive. I can recall a quote from the movie that said if every piece of African American history was to be wiped out, jazz music alone would suffice to define us as a people and make us credible for helping to add to U.S history. Such strong words when it comes to
It seems from a broader point of view that the North has gone through so much just for the Southern states of America to exist. It only makes sense that Northern leaders would feel angry and betrayed by hearing that those states that they have worked so hard to establish now want their own sense of independence. At the same time however, the South had more of a need for slaves than the north did. The agricultural part of the South employed slaves to tend the large plantations and perform other duties. Slavery was a natural part of the Southern economy even though very few of the population actually owned slaves.
His eroticized image was viewed very differently but all of America’s society. Teenagers admired his sexual magnetism; parents disagreed with the values he was presenting to society. Nothing less, he recorded dozens of hit singles. One being “Heartbreak Hotel.” This recording became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. “Heartbreak Hotel” had a great affect on the 1950s.
Read all about it fresh news stories hot off the press!” As Savan states that whites who “Plagiaries” (191) black talk don’t deserve to be talking in a language that they are just imitating, but not all slang words have derived from the “hood”. Some meanings have gone way back to before there was hip hop, jazz, and pop
Samuel Futterman Rock’N Roll and America’s 1950 Culture Shock During the 1950s a new sensation exploded all over America changing the lives of all ages. That sensation was Rock’N Roll. At the time, it new musical genre based on the African-American musical styles Rhythm and Blues and Jazz. Rock’N Roll indirectly helped the civil rights movement move forward, and is a constantly evolving style that we still can enjoy today. It also helped changed American society’s values regarding what is appropriate or offensive to broadcast.
Tupac says “we asked with the panthers and we asked with the civil rights movement now it is time to act.” Even though Tupac was so “pro black” and not many white people who be caught dead listening to his music, now in the twentieth century it is common for any one to listen to any artist from any race. During Tupac's time some of his songs were banned, now if you put on the right station at the right time they will do an afternoon broadcast of him. This just shows how much we have been influenced by each other and are growing as one being rather than every race growing seperately. At such a young age Tupac was well educated and politically conscious. Unlike his ancestors he was able to have access to many books such as
The civil rights movement was an era that black Americans united together to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Because African Americans were often treated differently than whites back then. Therefore, the civil rights movement outbroke, but it did not reached its peak until 1950’s to 1960’s. One of the most famous leader was Martin Luther king Jr. He was the man, who applied with non-violent tactic to led many protests and boycotts.