The Savoy Ballroom was owned by “Gangster” Moe Paddonwho some say was just a front for Chicago’s Al Caponeand managed by Charles Buchanon. Opened its doors on December 14th, 1926 and closed in 1958. The Savoy was a two story ballroom which was the length of thewhole block of 140th. street to 141st
The Roaring twenties
The roaring twenties was the 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. more Americans lived in cities than on farms.
langston hughes weary blues
a "Negro" play a "drowsy syncopated tune" while swaying back and forth on Lenox Avenue a few nights ago, under the light of a gas lampy,
langston hugs I, Too poem
I, Too is a poem written by Langston Hughes that demonstrates a yearning for equality through perseverance while disproving the idea that patriotism is limited by race
langsotn Hughes literature
Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamer, Bring me all your Heart melodies That I may wrap them In a blue cloud-cloth Away from the too-rough fingers Of the world.
duke ellington
Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years
Zora Neale Hurston
made these recordings of African-American folk songs when she worked for the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.
Louis Armstrong wonderful world
see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world . It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom.
