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A 10 page paper which examines the world of Berry Gordy,
Detroit, and Motown during the 1950s and the 1960s. The paper makes use of the books
"Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit" by Suzanne E. Smith,
"New American Ghetto" by Camelia Vegara, and "Urban Crisis" by Thomas Sugrue.
Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Page Count:
10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmotown.rtf
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lists 6 additional sources. RAmotown.rtf Berry Gordy and Motown By Julie A. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more information on
using this paper properly! Introduction The music of Motown has stood to represent not only a people, but a time in history that spoke to the gap in cultures
in America. Motown was a place and a sound that brought people together, but also brought less diversity to the city of Detroit. This time, and perhaps sound, was primarily
due to the ingenious vision of Berry Gordy, the man who started Motown and brought more than automobiles to the city of Detroit. In the following paper we examine Berry
Gordy and the creation of Motown, illustrating what a unique time and place it was. The paper also examines the city of Detroit in relationship to Motown, providing discussions of
ethnic diversity, the changes in that diversity, and the standard of living in Detroit in light of Motown. In helping to present the examination the paper makes use of the
following texts, "Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit" by Suzanne E. Smith, "New American Ghetto" by Camelia Vegara, and "Urban Crisis" by Thomas Sugrue.
Berry Gordy and Motown Berry Gordy is considered to be the father of Motown. "In 1959, he purchased a two-family flat in Detroit, and christened it Hitsville USA. He
lived upstairs and operated what became known as the Motown Record Corporation downstairs" (Anonymous Motown Historical Museum: A Local Legacy, 2001; es_mi_motown_1.html). The recording was done in a former photography
studio which was attached to the house. "The birthplace of the famous Motown sound began in the reception lobby, where young hopefuls such as the Supremes and the Temptations waited
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