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MLK’s Riff on the Importance of Jazz

January 20, 2015 Faye Anderson 6 Comments

In remarks to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about the importance of jazz in paving the way for the Civil Rights Movement.

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