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What did Little Richard's music help to end in the mid-1950s?

  • The Cold War

  • Racial Divide in Music

  • Prohibition

  • World War II

Answer

Little Richard's music played a key role in ending the racial divide in music during the mid-1950s. His concerts drew black and white people together, breaking the color line despite attempts to sustain segregation.
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