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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...
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 ...
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- PBS
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 ...
7.6 1 h 28 min 2018 13+. 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. Directors. Hugo Berkeley. Genres. Documentary. Subtitles. None available.
May 5, 2018 · May 5, 20186:11 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. 9-Minute Listen. Playlist. A new PBS film documents the African-American musicians who spread good will for the U.S. overseas during the...
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Visit Official Site. Buy Now: DVDs. Extras. Louis Armstrong: America’s Cultural Ambassador. The Jazz Ambassadors - Trailer. America Combats Soviet Propaganda About Racism & Segregation....
