Free jazz was associated, in part, with the civil rights movement and the quest to eliminate any European elements in jazz.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

True

The roots of free jazz stemmed primarily from the civil rights movement, with several African American jazz musicians seeking to reaffirm their African roots and abandon any "Europeanisms" in their music. 

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