Podcast
American History Tellers
This book discussed at length the ways in which black American culture, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement both helped and hindered US foreign policy goals. The speaker referenced the author's work when discussing jazz diplomacy.
As Von Eschen explains in her book on the topic, the State Department had to protect the integrationist agenda of the tours, their core diplomatic messages from conservative audiences at home.
— Episode: The Cold War - Hearts and Minds | 2
Episode: The Cold War - Hearts and Minds | 2
This book discussed at length the ways in which black American culture, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement both helped and hindered US foreign policy goals. The speaker referenced the author's work when discussing jazz diplomacy.
As Von Eschen explains in her book on the topic, the State Department had to protect the integrationist agenda of the tours, their core diplomatic messages from conservative audiences at home.