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Most people nowadays do not listen to old Jazz, but back in the 1920’s it was incredibly popular it was the bee’s knees. After World War 1 it was hard for many people, but jazz was a bright light for many. Today there are so many different music genres, but in the Roaring Twenties, there was only one mainstream genre; Jazz. Jazz helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement and end segregation. It helped the world change for the better.
Jazz roots can be traced back to Africa but it officially started in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. (“What Is Jazz?”). Jazz represents individuals' freedoms. Jazz music had a lot to do with fueling the civil rights movement. Jazz artists had the creative liberty to improvise. Despite jazz originating in New Orleans, it quickly spread to the rest of the United States. “The music, which appealed to whites and blacks alike, provided a culture in which the collective and the individual were inextricable. It was a space where a person was judged by their ability alone, and not by race or any other irrelevant factors.” (“How Jazzed Helped Fuel the Civil Rights Movement,” Verity, Micheal). Jazz was used as a voice for people suffering.
Jazz came to represent the Civil Rights Movement. “Jazz,” Stanley Crouch writes, “predicted the civil rights movement more than any other art in America.” Not only did Jazz help, but popular 1920s Jazz musicians also helped the cause themselves. Musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and so many more artists helped promote the Civil Rights Movement through their music.
Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, the heart of jazz music. Growing up he only had a fifth-grade education. In the 1914s Armstrong decided he wanted to become a professional musician (“Biography”).
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