In this video essay, we continue the exploration of the industrialization of music by diving deep into what made Motown so successful - and whether or not that lead to Motown's own declining empire.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Music During Jim Crow
03:14 Berry Gordy Jr.
08:48 The Secrets of Hitsville
18:51 The Hits of Hitsville
20:47 The Decline of Motown



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Sources:
The Story of Motown by Peter Benjaminson and Greil Marcus

Jim Crow:    • Jim Crow and America's Racism Explained  
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-w...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown
https://www.motownmuseum.org/legacy/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/pro...
http://content.time.com/time/arts/art...
https://detroithistorical.org/learn/e...
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Motown
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
https://www.history.com/topics/early-...
https://www.motownmuseum.org/artist/s...
https://www.bet.com/article/emcelr/th....
https://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanch...