The Jazz Ambassadors
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Teams Up with Dizzy Gillespie
Clip: 3/27/2018 | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. teams up with Dizzy Gillespie.
In 1955, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. convinced U.S. leaders that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict, with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie becoming the first jazz ambassador to help counter Soviet stories about American racism.
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The Jazz Ambassadors
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Teams Up with Dizzy Gillespie
Clip: 3/27/2018 | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1955, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. convinced U.S. leaders that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict, with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie becoming the first jazz ambassador to help counter Soviet stories about American racism.
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Duke Ellington on "American music".
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Clip: 5/4/2018 | 1m 27s | Duke Ellington on the Plight of African Americans and “the American music”. (1m 27s)
The Jazz Ambassadors - Trailer
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Preview: 5/4/2018 | 3m | Discover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided in a music story of diplomacy (3m)
Louis Armstrong: America’s Cultural Ambassador
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Clip: 5/4/2018 | 2m 30s | The Voice of America radio show gave American jazz a worldwide stage. (2m 30s)
America Combats Soviet Propaganda About Racism & Segregation
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Clip: 3/27/2018 | 2m 34s | America combats Soviet propaganda about racism and segregation. (2m 34s)
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