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Albert S. Cook Library

TSEM 102 Notable Music Makers: Social Activism Through Jazz (Carlson/ Gibson)

From Billie Holiday to Jon Batiste

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The resources listed on this page are do not represent all the sources on the course topics in Cook Library, but merely a place to get started. Playlists are from Spotify. Resources listed below mainly address the historical topic in the first half of the course. For more information about case study topics, I suggest consulting the Journal resources listed on the third page of this Guide. You can always reach out for a personal research consultation if your are having trouble finding resources. 

Harlem Renaissance

Billie Holiday

Duke Ellington

Jazz Ambassadors

Jazz Activism