Elvis--Opportunist or Integrator? by Christine Halblander https://padlet.com/chalblander/tzrhar5gjd8egkt2 Read an article. Choose a side (claim). Find a quote to support your side (evidence). Explain why your evidence supports your side (reasoning). Place your answer here with your name as the title. Sentence starters on Slide 12 of Week 19. en-us 2021-01-21 14:25:49 UTC 2021-01-21 18:30:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Mrs. Halblander chalblander https://padlet.com/chalblander/tzrhar5gjd8egkt2/wish/1110245384 2021-01-21 14:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chalblander/tzrhar5gjd8egkt2/wish/1110245384 chalblander https://padlet.com/chalblander/tzrhar5gjd8egkt2/wish/1111117071 2021-01-21 17:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chalblander/tzrhar5gjd8egkt2/wish/1111117071 Shengqi Lin slin220 https://padlet.com/chalblander/tzrhar5gjd8egkt2/wish/1111412143 Elvis Presley was a integrator when he began his career as a musician.

According to the article "Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America" there's a phrase that proves it:

"While there has never been any necessary or simple correlation between white love of black music and racially progressive politics, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, many black commentators, musicians and fans viewed the emergence of a biracial market for rock-and-roll music performed by black and white singers as a portent of, maybe even a vehicle for, better race relations."

Which means that Elvis had made black music appropriate for white people, which enclosed the relationship between black people and white people.

Elvis is a integrator rather than a opportunist.

The next musician I'll research is Bob Dylan.
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