Rebirth in America

Chapter 137 New York Concert

Madison Square Garden can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, 1,974 to be precise. Including the staff, it will definitely exceed 20,000 people. This number is already huge, at least in Alex's view, a concert of 20,000 people is enough to make him think about it for a while.

Standing on the stage, all you can see is darkness, and all you can see are people, so densely packed that the entire concert venue is completely engulfed. Before the singing started, the voices of the audience gathered together, like countless bees buzzing.

At this time, the stage was still dark, and there was no light coming from above. Soon, people heard the drum sound of "dong dong dong dong", getting faster and faster.

This is Chuck playing the drum kit, and soon he cut into the big drum, and the heavy rhythm drum sound is like knocking on people's hearts. This let them know that the performance was about to begin, so the noise disappeared and the only sound heard in the entire performance was the sound of the drum.

Chuck's technique is even more powerful than it was a few years ago. His drumbeats fall like raindrops at one moment, and blow like a strong wind at another. People started to get excited when they heard it, and that was just hearing the drums.

When the drum sound reaches its peak, it disappears all of a sudden, as if it has jumped off the edge of a cliff. He disappeared. The stage was still dark at this time, and only vague figures could be seen.

People waited for one second, two seconds, three seconds, until more than ten seconds later, there was still no sound.

Just when everyone was waiting a little anxiously, a voice sounded. At the same time, the lights lit up in a flash, illuminating the entire stage as if it were daytime.

"Oh oh oh!"

"Oh oh oh!"

"Ohhhhh!"

The audience quickly recognized that the voice was their favorite Alex Carpenter, so they craned their necks to get a clear look at the figure on the stage. The album "BABY" has been recorded, but it has not been released yet, and people at the scene have not heard it yet.

Many girls couldn't help but scream in joy. They shouted: "Alex! Alex!"

Alex's song seemed to be responding to them, connecting him to the hearts of all the girls present, as if it cast a spell on everyone, and they were immersed in the feeling of first love together.

When singing this song, Alex did not dare to imitate B Bao and pretend to be cute and cute like he did in the recording studio. He sang honestly, without any fancy movements or artificial expressions.

When the song got to the rap part, Chuck took over.

The level of rap in "BABY" is not difficult for Chuck, who is black. Instead, he likes the art of rap and plans to record a rap song if he has the opportunity.

Strictly speaking, the audience only regarded this part of rap as rhythmic narration, and no one thought it was a type of music. Even so, people were very excited when they heard it, as if they drank a glass of cold water on a dog day and felt refreshed all over.

The song passed quickly, and the audience's enthusiasm had just been ignited. Alex stood on the stage, looking at the people in the audience below. It was found that the vast majority of the fans present were white, with only a small portion being black.

Perhaps because there were so few black people, they were pushed to the side in the corner, like a black stain among the white people. At the beginning, the distance between black people and white people was one meter apart. After a song was finished, people on both sides squeezed together unconsciously.

After Alex sang one song, it was Little Richard's turn to sing the next song. When he opened his mouth, it immediately caused a commotion among the black people at the scene, and they cheered one after another.

They shouted, "Little Richard! Little Richard!"

Many white people have never heard Little Richard's songs and don't know who Little Richard is. Some people ask: "Who is singing? Richard Carpenter? I didn't hear that he was here too." That’s it.”

Someone who knew immediately replied: "Fool! That's the nigger Little Richard, not the Richard of the Carpenter brothers!"

"Well, he sounds pretty good when he sings."

"I heard that this Little Richard has a very good relationship with Alex. They have been friends since childhood."

"Oh, no wonder he can sing so well. He turns out to be Alex's friend."

"Are you too closed-minded? You haven't heard of Little Richard's songs? He was popular for a while before. Have you seen the movie "Keep-a-Knocking"? He sang the music in it."

"Oh, when you said that, I remembered it. It turned out to be him, Little Richard! There are friends around me who like to listen to his songs. Although he is black, he can sing really well."

The white audience started talking a lot, but within a minute, everyone quieted down and listened carefully to Little Richard's songs. Many of them have heard Little Richard's songs, and even those who don't know them have gradually fallen in love with his songs.

Seeing this situation, Alex finally felt relieved.

In fact, he was a little worried, but fortunately there was no trouble. The reality he grasped is relatively appropriate. Rock music actually originated from black rhythm and blues, and white audiences have heard it more or less.

No matter how powerful the apartheid policy in the United States is, white and black cultures have begun to communicate over the years, and people have begun to accept each other's cultural influence. If it had been a few years earlier, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so smooth.

The band formed by Alex has singers that both white and black people like. Especially Alex, as the eldest brother of the Carpenter siblings, he is loved by everyone, regardless of their skin color.

In the past, there were some bands that were a mix of blacks and whites. Their performances might be able to change the hostile and hostile attitudes of both parties, but they would not be as popular with most people as Alex.

Under the influence of music, everyone forgets racial differences and reality. They were immersed in the illusory world built by the singer, and were washed by the wonderful music over and over again. On this night, no one wanted to ruin this beautiful feeling. Everyone gave up their disputes and treated everyone equally.

The New York music concert was very successful. Several concerts were held in succession, and each concert was full of people.

Contrary to the expectations of many social commentators, no extremely violent incidents occurred during the concert. Even if there were some minor frictions or misunderstandings, both parties were restrained and resolved through communication.

Many news media reported on this concert, allowing everyone to pay attention and understand the significance of this historical breakthrough.

"Music creates miracles, whites and blacks coexist peacefully at the same concert!"

"It has been uneventful for three days in a row. Alex is so charming!"

"History will remember this moment as Alex proving that both sides could put an end to their feud."

Of course, some people are singing the opposite view, thinking that this is just Alex's good luck, or that the conflict between the two parties has only been temporarily suppressed and has not been truly resolved.

These views cannot be said to be wrong. Alex's music does not solve the problem, but he shows the possibility of peaceful solution to the problem.

In this era, when even taking the bus has to separate blacks and whites, he can make everyone gather together peacefully, regardless of race and color, and cheer for the same thing. This is a historic breakthrough.

At this concert, a special black man also came to the scene. He was Martin Luther King. As a leader of the black civil rights movement, he had to pay attention to this kind of event that might change the status quo of society.

If Alex's concert goes well, it will definitely make the social situation develop in a good direction. If it fails, it will definitely make the social situation become more serious. Fierce conflicts are something no one wants to see, and he doesn't want to use violent means to fight for rights because the cost is too high.

Two years ago, a black woman was sentenced to two years in prison because she refused to give up her seat to a white person. The reason was that the bus was for white people and black people were not allowed to use it. That black woman got on the white man's bus, which was considered a violation of the apartheid policy, and she still occupied the seat. This is really unforgivable.

Black residents refused to abide by segregation policies on buses because they were being treated unfairly. After that, black residents launched a boycott of buses. UU read books www.uukanshu.net and elected King as the leader of the Black Rights Promotion Association in their new form.

The bus boycott lasted for a year in 1956 before the courts struck down the unconstitutional rule, and Martin Luther King became famous for his leadership.

The reasons for their victory were complex. First, blacks were segregated from whites, which made bus operating costs too high. There is also the fact that black people resisted this segregation policy and refused to take the bus, which resulted in the loss of the bus operator's interests.

Their struggle has achieved staged victory, but the status of black people has not been fundamentally changed. Jin knew that this was just the beginning, and they still needed to keep working hard and fighting. On this path, we must find more support and partners.

In his opinion, Alex is a white man who sympathizes with black people, and he is also a star with huge influence. If Alex's support could be obtained, the civil rights movement would surely develop greatly.

"Must, must talk to him..."

Jin watched Alex singing from the bottom of the stage, and was really thinking about how to persuade the other party and gain their support. Before going to find Alex, he planned to investigate and understand the other party first, know himself and the enemy, and win every battle!

"If I rush over rashly, I'll probably be sent away before I even say a few words." Jin thought to himself.

Now is not the time, we have to wait until Alex finishes the concert before we have the chance. After Jin made up his mind, he calmed down and enjoyed the performance on the stage. After all the money was spent, it would be a pity to leave now.

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