The time period in which Hairspray take place in 1962 there was much tension between two groups of people going on. I was much alive in the southerns states white people and african american people could not ride the bus, watch a movie or even learn together. The musical portrays what was happening in our very own country in the 60’s at the time and that was segregations.“Hairspray condemns racism and offers feel-good anti-segregation messages that suggest that we should look beyond a person’s physical appearance to appreciate his or her uniqueness” (SCHRADER pg.128). Throughout the musical there are many areas of segregation that can be seem the main one is the dancing show The Corny Collins Show. Where they have two separated show one for
