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Part 1: Civil Rights
Little Rock Arkansas, 1957. Schools will not end segregation. Pop music, which wants to sing about girls and cars, pays no attention. But jazz,...
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Part 2: Economic Rights
In 1910, most African-Americans live in the south. But economic hard times push them north, to find work. And jazz follows. The problem is...
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Part 3: Women’s Rights
We know the star women vocalists of jazz: Billie, Ella. But beyond the fame are the women who toiled behind the scenes, faced discrimination,...
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Part 4: Jazz Around the World
The Cold War, two superpowers divvying up the global map. Each side, Soviet and Western, had their missiles, but they also had cultural weapons:...