How Jazz Musicians Like Louis Armstrong Paid Homage to Trains With Music
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How Jazz Musicians Like Louis Armstrong Paid Homage to Trains With Music

For Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong, even their fame couldn’t fully protect them from the terrifying violence of Jim Crow. But the railroad, particularly the elegant Pullman sleeping car, provided a “home away from home.”
Bill Lucy, Pioneering Labor and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 90
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Bill Lucy, Pioneering Labor and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 90

He helped popularize “I Am a Man” as a demand for respect during the 1968 strike by Black sanitation workers in Memphis.
In New Orleans, a ‘Black Beach’ Is Being Rescued From the Ruins
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In New Orleans, a ‘Black Beach’ Is Being Rescued From the Ruins

During segregation, Lincoln Beach was the only place on Lake Pontchartrain where Black people were allowed to swim. Now, after years of neglect and the intervention of local volunteers, it’s on the edge of revival.