Elvis Presley And African American Culture

However, there are many who would argue that Americans stole cultural ideas from other areas. The most obvious example is music. Elvis Presley was, and still is, a music icon; however many believe that he stole the idea of Rock ‘n’ roll from African Americans. An online article voice, “... an equal and opposite meme holds that Elvis stole rock from its original black performers—that he put a white face on black music and then unjustly profited from white America's clueless and racist marketing preferences” (Getting Elvis's Legacy Right). A valid point indeed, yet as the article states, it is a “meme”. Likewise, the article also asserts, “In reaction to the transparently false claim that Elvis invented rock and roll…” This argument is blatantly