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Rock the Boat

Season 1 Episode 1 | 54m 39s

Explore the origin of a global music phenomenon born among gay and Black communities coming together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York, where dancefloors became a platform in their battle for visibility and inclusion.

Aired: 05/30/24 | Expires: 07/16/24
Extras
Dive into how disco fell victim to a violent backlash and emerged to come back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Explore the opening of Studio 54.
The surprising and overlooked history of disco: its origins, its fall and its legacy.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
Discover how members of the Gay Activist Alliance challenged the status quo at the Rainbow Room.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Discover more about Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.