Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Research Topic
My number one choice for a research topic is; The role music played in breaking down the barriers of racism. I chose this topic becuase I am a history major and I am acutally taking a class that focuses solely on the 1960's. And it was during the 50's and 60's that racism and segregation were still widespread in our nation. But it was also during these decades that a new music genre, Rock and Roll, emerged and it was this genre that for the first time appealed to the masses of not only whites but blacks as well. And the roots of the civil rights movement can be found in the music if one looks hard enough to find them. I plan to discuss this new musical movements, the segregation laws and civil rights of the decade, some musicians that exemplify these ideas, and discuss just exactly how the music helped defeat racism nationwide.
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The way you're setting up this topic might actually be backwards--the way that music reflected the most critical changes in racial attitudes or perhaps the way that crossover music helped break down some barriers (as you said)....but concentrate on crossover music (soul to pop), at least I would think that would be where you'd look. Make sure you're searching in appropriate databases. Sounds like that class will help you a lot
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