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Paul McCartney on Beatles refusing to play for segregated audience in 1964, justice for George Floyd’s family

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Paul McCartney is speaking out amid a time of civil unrest following the death of George Floyd.
On Friday, the iconic English musician, 77, took to social …

Paul McCartney is speaking out amid a time of civil unrest following the death of George Floyd.
On Friday, the iconic English musician,77, took to social media to express the importance of coming together in order to see a change in the world.
« As we continue to see the protests and demonstrations across the world, I know many of us want to know just what we can be doing to help. None of us have all the answers and there is no quick fix but we need change, » he wrote on Twitter.
McCartney continued: « We all need to work together to overcome racism in any form. We need to learn more, listen more, talk more, educate ourselves and, above all, take action. »
He went on to recall a time in the ’60s when The Beatles were set to play a show in the United States, but the group decided against it after learning it would be a segregated audience.

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