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The Cold War and civil rights collide in this story of music, diplomacy and race.
The Cold War and civil rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their racially diverse band members faced a painful dilemma: How could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
The Cold War and civil rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their racially diverse band members faced a painful dilemma: How could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
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The Jazz Ambassadors - Trailer
Discover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided in a music story of diplomacy
The Jazz Ambassadors - Trailer
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Duke Ellington on "American music".
Duke Ellington on the Plight of African Americans and “the American music”.
Duke Ellington on "American music".
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Louis Armstrong: America’s Cultural Ambassador
The Voice of America radio show gave American jazz a worldwide stage.
Louis Armstrong: America’s Cultural Ambassador
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