“Through the dark days of legalized segregation and on into the civil rights era, jazz shone as a beacon for achieving interracial respect and understanding. It seemed as if the dream of a color-blind society was within reach in the jazz world, where musicians were judged on merit and not skin color.” IfsWorldDreamUnderstandingDarkRightsAchieveColorMusicianSkinsBlindJazzCivil RightsErasMeritJudgedSegregationBeaconsSkin ColorWithin ReachDark Days Book:Where the dark and the light folks meet: race and the mythology, politics, and business of jazz Source: Where the dark and the light folks meet: race and the mythology, politics, and business of jazz
