Susan Engle
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Pub. Date
2021.
Summary
"Hazel Scott said, "Why would anyone come to hear me . . . and refuse to sit next to someone like me," before walking away and refusing to play for a segregated audience in Austin, Texas. Wherever she went, Hazel was fearless in her pursuit of justice, and she refused to compromise when it came to the principles she lived by. We invite you to learn more about this "Change Maker" and the enduring impact she had on race relations through her engagement...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Summary
"John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was a jazz musician who pioneered the style of bebop in the 1940s. This book chronicles Dizzy's life, starting with his childhood in Cheraw, South Carolina and the racial prejudice he faced during this time. The book then recounts how one of Dizzy's teachers saw his talent and encouraged him to play trumpet and how this playing provided an escape from the constant racial prejudice surrounding him and his family. The reader...