Thu, Aug 22, 1996
Explores the impact of the Black Power movement, Blaxploitation films, poverty and forced busing, and how Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder helped lead the politicization of black music in the early 70's.
Fri, Aug 23, 1996
Traces the rise of disco from its roots in R&B, to urban nightclubs, and with the help of Saturday Night Fever, to mass popularity. Also discusses disco's influence on race relations, the drug culture, the sexual revolution, and Rock and Roll.