Motown proved Black culture was American culture without diluting it

Evidence

Motown’s genius for mechanization ensured that, in its wake, other artists could also leave a meteor’s dent in the national consciousness. Gordy built an auto plant around Black expression that neither wrecked it nor watered it down. His company confirmed what African Americans had always known about Black culture: that it was American culture, indeed. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1088