[Dixielandjazz] One Music Educator Who Did A Right Thing About Racial Injustice

[Charles Suhor]

On Dec 27, 2006, at 4:03 PM, Gluetje1 at aol.com wrote:
>
> Probably most on this list have read Shapiro and Hentoff's "Hear Me 
> Talkin'
> to You".  That's another good way to get some of the flavor of what
> African-American jazz greats experienced due to racism.
> Ginny
>

Yes--one of the most heartbreaking narratives I've ever read is Roy 
Eldridge's description on what he endured while touring with Artie 
Shaw-- from managers, customers, and cops. Shaw was great, he said. 
It's in the first edition of Hentoff and Shapiro's HEAR ME TALKIN' TO 
YA, pp. 328-330. I used to read this in history classes and there was 
scarcely a dry eye in the room.

  Charlie Suhor