3. The de Facto Dilemma

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Making Philadelphia Safe for “WFIL-adelphia” 11
7. 2. They Shall Be Heard 50
8. 3. The de Facto Dilemma 68
9. 4. From Little Rock to Philadelphia 101
10. 5. The Rise of Rock and Roll in Philadelphia 126
11. 6. “They’ll Be Rockin’ on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A.” 157
12. 7. Remembering American Bandstand, Forgetting Segregation 180
13. 8. Still Boppin’ on Bandstand 195
14. Conclusion: Everybody Knows about American Bandstand 223
15. Notes 229
16. Index 283