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The jazz ambassadors /

In 1955, as the Soviet Union's pervasive propaganda about the U.S. and American racism spread globally, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. convinced President Eisenhower that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict. For the next decade, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Berkeley, Hugo (Director), Csáky, Mick (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Jazz > 1951-1960 > History and criticism.
Jazz > Political aspects.
Cold War > Social aspects.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Jazz > 1951-1960 > Histoire et critique.
Guerre froide > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
Diplomatic relations
Jazz
Social aspects
United States
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:In 1955, as the Soviet Union's pervasive propaganda about the U.S. and American racism spread globally, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. convinced President Eisenhower that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict. For the next decade, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Dave Brubeck traveled the globe to perform as cultural ambassadors.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 07, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (89 minutes)
Playing Time:01:28:53
Awards:Won 2018 Harlem International Film Festival, Best Documentary Director
Won 2019 Peabody Awards, Documentary and Education