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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 mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
- Hugo Berkeley
- 60 min
- 8
May 4, 2018 · 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...
Here's the plot: "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...
Discover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided when America asked Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to travel as cultural ambassadors and combat ...
- 3 min
- 18.6K
- PBS
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...
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- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Hugo Berkeley
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May 4, 2018 · Hugo Berkeley. Director. 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 mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could ...
Summaries. In 1955, as the Soviet Union’s pervasive propaganda about the U.S. and American racism spread globally, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Dave Brubeck travel the globe to perform as cultural ambassadors. The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race.
