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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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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
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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...
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...
Dec 22, 2017 · Jazz Ambassadors Behind the Iron Curtain: Music as Diplomacy | TIME. History. Music. How the U.S. Used Jazz as a Cold War Secret Weapon. 8 minute read. By Billy Perrigo. December 22, 2017...
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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 ...
