The Beatles refused to play for a segregated audience in 1964, says Paul McCartney


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Paul McCartney has shared a post on Instagram and Twitter revealing that The Beatles had refused to perform in front of a segregated audience in 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida. Photo: AFP

One of the last two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney has shared a post on Instagram and Twitter revealing that The Beatles had refused to perform in front of a segregated audience in 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida.

McCartney, 77, said he and fellow band mates - John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - refused to play the gig at the Gator Bowl after discovering "it was going to be a segregated audience".

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