Before The Civil Right Movement

After everything is taken away from me, I got music. In the 1960’s Society was heating to a burning point, violence on the streets, no jobs and a completely divide and blind population was just a few of the things on the daily living. . However, among all this problems, there was a desire, another fire burning the souls of those musicians objecting, screaming, and one way or another protesting against racial discrimination. Jazz musicians where protesting way before the Civil Right Movement, this form of music was a plead for social freedom.
On a society where the color of your skin was more important than your talent, many jazz musicians had no choice, some let the county and others left the music, the brave once to stay had to find ways to conquer the heart of people who were hurt and tired of been mistreated in the only place they knew as home. This is where people like Charles Mingus and Max Roach were not only telling a story about inequality but also making great music. …show more content…
When society was emerge on hate and assassinations Louis Armstrong was living on a wonderful world, full of the colors of the rainbow, with friend shaking hands and saying I love you. Jazz was arguing to get people together, speaking to people souls, healing the wounds done by pear looking hands.
To conclude, as we know everything is on a constant movements, what was turbulent gets eventually calm, the same way went the jazz. From a anthem against racial discrimination to the high jazz of Miles Davis, the music kept moving expanding in different directions. Jazz music reflects what is happens on its