Motown and the Civil Rights Movement

This engaging multimedia presentation traces the development of, and interconnections between, the escalating popularity of the Motown Sound--"The Sound of Young America"--and the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Were these two cultural and social movements working together to bring African American culture into the mainstream? Did the Civil Rights Movement use the popularity of Motown to further its causes? Why has Motown music remained popular to this day--52 years after the company was founded? From his perspective as a pop music historian--and with the help of video and music clips--Tom explores these questions and more in this entertaining and enlightening presentation.