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Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The International Sweethearts of Rhythm was an all-girl swing band formed in 1939 at an African American school for orphans in rural Mississippi. The Sweethearts went on to become a professional band of musicians from mixed racial backgrounds. This was revolutionary for that time and place. In the South, so-called Jim Crow laws made it illegal for races to mix. The Sweethearts were violating that code by performing and even traveling together. Despite...