AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

THE WAR ON DISCO

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 @ 6:00PM

In the 1970s, disco dominated American pop music. A major stylistic departure from rock, its rise to the top of the charts signaled a cultural shift that some found threatening. Disco’s roots lay in the urban subculture, and the artists who created it were largely African American and Latino. In the gay dance clubs where it flourished, disco was much more than music — it was an expression of pride. To others, disco was anathema.

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