Today's blog was written by Kaitlin Rogers, Archives Technician at the National Archives at College Park “Jazz will be the classical music of the future” -Dizzy Gillespie 12/4/1982 Dizzy Gillespie playing while attending PBS Taping "Performance in the White House Series" with Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz in the East Room (NAID 75852519) John Birks … Continue reading Happy Birthday Dizzy Gillespie!
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Happy 100th Birthday James Baldwin!
Today's blog was written by Kaitlin Rogers, Archives Technician at the National Archives at College Park “The Most Dangerous Creation of Any Society is the Man Who has Nothing to Lose.” ~James Baldwin James Arthur Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York. His mother Emma Berdis Jones married David Baldwin when … Continue reading Happy 100th Birthday James Baldwin!