This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Civil Rights Heritage Center holds talk with jazz flutist about women in jazz ...

An African American woman's voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born in the struggle against racism in America during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s ...

Well, you probably should. Not only was Cox a legendary folk singer, but he was known, too, as a fighter for social justice ...

Though Cole is primarily remembered for his jazz and pop hits, the emotive power ... danger Black public figures faced and galvanized Cole’s commitment to the Civil Rights Movement. It is important to ...