Rock ‘n’ roll would bring together races that society had deemed to be segregated. “The rock ‘n’ roll era nevertheless was one in which black and white audiences listened to the same music at a time when segregation was beginning to weaken” (Slade and Lee 2004). Even though rock ‘n’ roll was appropriated by whites, many of them still listened to African Americans musicians as well as the Caucasian performers. It was not a rare thing to see mixed races at rock concerts, granted it was taboo for African Americans to go to a Caucasian performer’s concert but there would be Caucasians attending African American performer’s
Rock ‘n’ roll would bring together races that society had deemed to be segregated. “The rock ‘n’ roll era nevertheless was one in which black and white audiences listened to the same music at a time when segregation was beginning to weaken” (Slade and Lee 2004). Even though rock ‘n’ roll was appropriated by whites, many of them still listened to African Americans musicians as well as the Caucasian performers. It was not a rare thing to see mixed races at rock concerts, granted it was taboo for African Americans to go to a Caucasian performer’s concert but there would be Caucasians attending African American performer’s