On October 31, 1965, Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong gave his first performance in New Orleans, his home town, in nine years. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] At twelve, he marched in parades for the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys, where he was given his first cornet. But he had publicly boycotted the city since its banning of integrated bands, […]
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Redrawing the History of Women of Color in Vibrant Hues | Hyperallergic
Firelei Báez: Joy Out of Fire, on view at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, offers long-overdue recognition for a number of women activists, writers, artists, and politicians of color.
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Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens Receives $1.9 Million from New York City | Hyperallergic
The museum honoring the jazz musician and his wife Lucille Wilson is expanding and refurbishing its campus with the city’s support.
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Watch rare footage of Louis Armstrong play an open-air concert in pre-independence Ghana | Quartz Africa
In May 1956, jazz great Louis Armstrong was at the center of a dance party that would become one of the greatest crossover moments across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement -ThoughtCo
How Jazz Musicians Spoke Out for Racial Equality
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