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Jazz Speaks for Life: Remembering MLK and the Civil Rights Movement

Jazz Speaks for Life: Remembering MLK and the Civil Rights Movement

The Jazz and Creative Institute will be performing big band jazz tunes composed by Black musicians during a time of great protest and change to honor the struggles and triumphs of Martin Luther King Jr and other civil rights activists of the day.

Recorded 01/15/2021

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Information; Instructional; Music & Concerts; Timely Topics

Tags: black history; culture; education

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