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Sweethearts of Rhythm

Sweethearts of Rhythm

Marilyn Nelson
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In the 1940s, as the world was at war, a remarkable jazz band performed on the American home front. This all-female band, originating from a boarding school in the heart of Mississippi, found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. They dared to be an interracial group despite the cruelties of Jim Crow laws, and they dared to assert their talents though they were women in a ?man?s? profession. Told in thought-provoking poems and arresting images, this unusual look at our nation?s history is deep and inspiring.
Language
English
Pages
80
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Dial Books
Release
October 29, 2009
ISBN
0803731876
ISBN 13
9780803731875

Sweethearts of Rhythm

Marilyn Nelson
4.1/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
In the 1940s, as the world was at war, a remarkable jazz band performed on the American home front. This all-female band, originating from a boarding school in the heart of Mississippi, found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. They dared to be an interracial group despite the cruelties of Jim Crow laws, and they dared to assert their talents though they were women in a ?man?s? profession. Told in thought-provoking poems and arresting images, this unusual look at our nation?s history is deep and inspiring.
Language
English
Pages
80
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Dial Books
Release
October 29, 2009
ISBN
0803731876
ISBN 13
9780803731875

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