Why Did Many Middle-Class Parents Object to Rock-And-Roll

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why did many middle-class parents object to rock-and-roll?

• A) They linked rock-and-roll with sex and violence.
• B) Many rock-and-roll singers such as Elvis Presley were avowed communist sympathizers.
• C) They feared that the African-American rhythm-and-blues inspiration for rock-and-roll would lead to integration and intermarriage.
• D) Rock-and-roll was linked with a widespread drug culture.
• E) all of these choices

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