Black History : Not a wonderful world: why Louis Armstrong was hated by so many

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Louis Armstrong

Not a wonderful world: why Louis Armstrong was hated by so many​

Casual listeners think of him as a gentle giant of jazz, but critics and African Americans often saw him as a sell out or ‘Uncle Tom’. A new book aims to show how radical ‘Pops’ really was

Not a wonderful world: why Louis Armstrong was hated by so many

Casual listeners think of him as a gentle giant of jazz, but critics and African Americans often saw him as a sell out or ‘Uncle Tom’. A new book aims to show how radical ‘Pops’ really was

www.theguardian.com

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The reality is far more complicated ... Louis Armstrong. Photograph: Eliot Elisofon/The Life Picture Collection/Getty Images

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Ed Prideaux

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[Fine1952]

How sad that in 2020 "journalism' is still using 'Uncle Tom' as a negative misnomer to describe a positive title/image.

'Sambo-Coon' describes a sellout NOT UNCLE TOM!

Louis Arrnstrong was a great musician- so who cares what anyone outside of black society thinks about this wonderful man....!

PS It is called Black Pride!