The powerful oratory and evolving political views of civil rights leader Malcolm X deeply influenced jazz musicians in the 1960’s, including John Coltrane, who saw parallels between his own search for liberation and Malcolm X’s message.   As a young man, Malcolm was famously passionate about music. In his autobiography, he boasts of how, as a … <a class="more-link btn" href="https://www.kcck.org/soundtrack/soundtrack-to-the-struggle-malcolm-xs-influence-on-jazz/">Continue reading</a>

The powerful oratory and evolving political views of civil rights leader Malcolm X deeply influenced jazz musicians in the 1960’s, including John Coltrane, who saw parallels between his own search for liberation and Malcolm X’s message. As a young man, Malcolm was famously passionate about music. In his autobiography, he boasts of how, as a … Continue reading

The powerful oratory and evolving political views of civil rights leader Malcolm X deeply influenced jazz musicians in the 1960’s, including John Coltrane, who saw parallels between his own search for liberation and Malcolm X’s message.&nbsp; &nbsp;As a young man, Malcolm was famously passionate about music. In his autobiography, he boasts of how, as a … <a href="https://www.kcck.org/soundtrack/soundtrack-to-the-struggle-malcolm-xs-influence-on-jazz/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading</a>

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