Throughout our time together as a class learning and discussing popular music and artists throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Michael Jackson was arguably the biggest of these figures. The “King of Pop” transformed mainstream music and audiences to a new sound which set the foundation for the generations that followed. His music, however, was bigger than just music. In this website, we have made it our purpose to discuss how Michael Jackson’s music and performance impacted the world as we know it, specifically, how he targeted an anti-violence message towards African-American communities in the United States with his song “Beat It” and its music video.
