Parental Advisory: Censorship
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In the 60s, Texas radio stations banned Bob Dylan, citing that it was too difficult to understand his lyrics. Station management feared his songs may have contained offensive messages. However, radio stations continued to play records of other artists covering Dylan’s material.
The Curtis Knight single "How Would You Feel" featuring Jimi Hendrix was also given little airplay at the time because of the song’s message of injustice against blacks in America.
He was also one of the performers that performed at the famous March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his immortalized speech. He continues to be one of the most respected and recognized artists in the history of music because of his melodies and unique singing voice.
In May 1985, the Parent’s Music Resource Center (PMRC), a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, was born. Composed of several wives of senators, congressmen, cabinet officials and notable businessman, the PMRC had support from 700 Club minister Pat Robertson and television host Sheila Walsh. PMRC’s goal was to "educate and inform," the group found itself fighting off accusations of promoting censorship.
In the 1957 case Roth vs. United States, obscenity was defined as "a speech that is utterly without redeeming social importance."
The 1973 case Miller vs. California modified the definition of obscenity to material "lacking serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value."