History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2270 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Parents Music Resource Center
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The idea
In nineteen eighty-five Susan Baker and Tipper Gore, wives of Washington politicians, founded the Parents Music Resource Center to seek warning labels on records.
In practice
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and the folk musician John Denver advising Congress against the restrictions.
Where people slip
The recording industry settled on a voluntary generic label, which musicians roundly mocked, the anchor says.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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