Minneapolis in 1959 banned a show hosted by Dick Clark "for the peace and well-being of the city" because the police chief was convinced that it would spark violence.
Police officials across the country-in Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and other states-blamed juvenile delinquency and general unrest on rock 'n' roll. In the mid-1950s, rock 'n' roll music was widely condemned as a public nuisance and threat to public safety, and the junk science of the day claimed that teens were "addicted" to the music.
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