#hazelscott — Public Fediverse posts
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ReShonda Tate's novel inspired by Harlem jazz performer Hazel Scott and the equal parts exhilarating and tumultuous relationship that changed the course of her life. --> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #WithLoveFromHarlem #HazelScott #Netgalley #ARCReview #HarperAudio #WilliamMorrow
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#BHM Black Women in Music: Hazel Scott
A musical prodigy accepted to Juilliard at age eight makes #HazelScott truly one of a kind. Her resume includes hosting her own radio show, performing on Broadway, appearing in films, contractually refusing segregated rooms, and being the first Black American to have her own television show!
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it was axed when she appeared before the house un-american activities committee because she'd been a vocal opponent of mccarthyism & of racial segregation. 'to hell with this', she said (or, perhaps, something saltier), & she moved to paris until 1967.
#paris #hazelScott #HUAC #mcCarthyism #illustration