A Beatles contract from 1965 indicates the group was well ahead of many other entertainers when it came to being sensitive to the civil rights movement in America. The contract has a clause that insists the group would not perform in front of segregated audiences. Although this would have applied to venues in the South, the clause was inserted into all their contracts as a standard boilerplate demand. The group's other clauses were modest compared to today's greedy stars: they simply wanted electricity and water in their dressing rooms, as well as a few amenities. Click here for more