HIS 315G 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. Duck and coverII. Rock and RollIII. The Shirelles Outline of Current Lecture I. Motown; Vandellas & Marvin GayeII. RiotsIII. Fall of MotownIV. Blackness on TVV. Nixon’s Silent MajorityCurrent Lecture"Dancing in the Streets" The Vandellas 1964-3 female vocalists; all dressed the same, 1 leader-Advocating Americans coming together all over the nation, sings in multiple languages -Filmed partly in an automotive assembly factory -> Car industry is doing really well at this point in history Written by Martin Gaye, a Motown HitSocial Context of the time: -Brown v. Board-Bus Boycotts-Sit-ins-March on Washington-Civil Rights Act-Voting Rights ActThis Motown hit does speak to desegregation lightly Dancing in the Streets -> Revisited-Becomes an anthem for violent social protests from 1965-1969 -Watts Riot in Los Angeles 1956oWhat happened? No one really knows, caused $40,000,000 in damages-Over 300 more race riots occurred in the US from the late 50's to the late 60'sMany of these riots are instigated by Martin Luther King's assassination; the murder of a non-violent peace advocator spurs a manifestation of violent protest These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Kerner Report commissioned by the Federal Government comes out in 1967, states that the nation is polarizing -> moving toward one black and one white society, separate and unequal -Different kinds of segregations are growing Marvin Gaye: "Prince of Motown"-How sweet it is to be loved by you-Ain't no mountain high enough-I heard it through the grapevine Album: "What's Going On" released in 1971-Inner City Blues: song is much darker, more percussive, less upbeat, mellow and sadHow does this trajectory emulate the nation's trajectory at this time? The Fall of Motown and the Brill Building-Motown label moves to LA -> creates a disconnect, Motown was named after the motor city, DetroitCivil rights activism -> black separatism activists call for more authentic music of the African American struggle of the timeFeminismVietnam "The Revolution will Not Be Televised" - seeing the parallels between music and television In 1968 95% of US homes have a television -> really culturally pervasive at this point -You won't be able to participate passively-This won't be contrived by an advertising company or a marketed campaign Precedents: early images of "Blackness" on TV-Belulah- early shows were super-stereotyping the black character -The Amos n' Andy show-The Nat King Cole Show I Spy 1965-1668Julia 1968-1971-Black America you see on the news was violent, animalistic and revolting, the black America you saw on sit-coms portrayed blacks emulating whites and race as an irrelevant issue -Characters on TV were living in a world of color blindness which seems ideal but wasn’t characteristic of the social context at the time Progressive images infiltrate the TV in the 1970's spearheaded by Norman Lear-All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Jefferson'soAll in the Family: much more honest about a true American household; there is a highly racist character that acknowledges the most horrible depictions of racial stereotypes but is portrayed as a bigot and an unfavorable characteroThis was the first time that the racist character was the antagonist; very innovative -"gritty" new portraits of the American Family -Public grew intolerant of the perfect families they had been seeing on TV to this time; ignored issues of race and war that Norman Lear's shows embraced and discussed The Violent backlash: Nixon's silent Majority-Nixon wins the presidency by winning over the silent majority -> requests Americans banding together despite racial differences to support WWII efforts oSays that the people who are being quiet and not supporting rebellion are the ones who are contributing the most significantly to the war effortoMany people interpret this as a silent white