Plessy Vs Ferguson Counterculture

In the 20th century, there were many different controversies in the United State of America, such as Cold War, World War II, and Segregation and others. The Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) is widely known for launched the "separate but equal’ court ruling; meaning white and black could not congregation together but each race is equal. In 1954 the famous Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka case overturn Plessy vs. Ferguson by the highest court in the land barred the idea of "separate but equal and the fundamental of segregation. All through the years, music had influenced the world, but in the 20th century affluent communities’ leaders and other, held the most controversial, upsetting, and awakening idea about the music of

Dictionary.com states that, “counterculture is a culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society (dictionary.com)”. Parents and media commentators like Jeff Greenfield claim that “counterculture” of rock n roll was vile, elemental, savage and dripping with sex but was that the fact. Rock and Rolls emerged at a time of various considerable changes in the U.S. It was the understanding in that relatively affluent white teenagers were listening to this music that led to the development of what was to define as destructive behavior such as teenagers’ rebellion, teenage that did not follow the norms, and have disrespect for authority. Mass media and commentator Jeff Greenfield and others, gave their audiences the impression that the African American cities are infected their children with a dangerous salvage music that cause white American to change their hair style, clothes, sexuality and expose to

However, this genre of music could challenge racial barriers, teen sexuality, and family values. The issue of race was one of the reasons for the rejection of early Rock and Roll. In addition, the birth of the Civil Right movement coincided with the explosion of this genre. Underneath it all rock 'n' roll was challenging the long-held beliefs that African Americans and their culture was beneath that of whites. The new era of music created a movement. Society were not afraid to be different. The birth of Rock ‘n’ roll, created a major impact on many cultures and society. It had contributed to the civil rights movement because both African-American and white American teens enjoyed the music. As the popularity of rock n' roll grew, parents and teenagers were finding themselves increasingly at