Black leadership oral History Collection posted by university of virginia posted by hostedity hsoted by university of virginia. She talks about growing up surrounded by artists and musicians. She also discusses her early political career before her election the senate as a democrat from illinois. She served as ambassador to new zealand during the clinton administration. The interview approximately an hour and 45 minutes was conducted by julian bond. Carol moseley braun, thank you for our explorations in black leadership should best leadership. Senator braun thank you. Happy to be here. And made a huge difference, because in that year, or maybe the year after, we moved from the heart of chicagos black belt to a neighborhood that was on the cutting edge of integration. As a result, i was able to go to a public school. Starting in the third grade. It had previously been all white. Traumas as a result of that. This was a result of the time of that whole nuclear scare. When rocks would be t
To stay off the stage. Armstrong couldnt do it. [band playing the saints go marching in] narrator in july of 1970, george wein staged a celebration at newport for armstrongs 70th birthday. Many of the musicians with whom he had played over the years had come back to be with him. Wein he was ill for a couple of years, and. And he was quite frail. The doctor didnt want him to play, but he allowed him to come to newport. Its this. Reenergizing when the opportunity for him to do what he wanted to do and to know that he was out there reaching people. And he put everything he had into that evening. Narrator wein wanted to save armstrongs strength, and suggested he simply walk onstage unannounced, rather than sing his theme song. Armstrong, weak as he was, wouldnt hear of it. Giddins it was very important for an entertainer to have a theme song, because only the really great ones had songs that instantly meant them. So Louis Armstrong had a sentimental southern tune sleepytime down south. He
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