Civil Rights Movement
Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement: Lecture With Music
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Darien Library invites you to attend a virtual music and lecture event. A talk about jazz, its historical significance and its most influential contributors will be combined with music demonstrations in a Darien Library online event from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This presentation by Galen Abdur-Razzaq will chronicle the music from the turn of the century to present day and highlights various artists, their music, their influence on the evolution of jazz, and their struggles. In addition, it will illustrate how jazz became an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement, with proceeds from jazz concerts used to finance major events such as the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington in 1963. About the Presenter
Galen Abdur-Razzaq is an extraordinary flutist with an extensive performance career. Razzaq is also a riveting speaker with encyclopedic knowledge on the topic of jazz history.