Louis Armstrong will be one of the greats of the American Century. But before that, others have to blaze a trail for him. No mean feat in a land of racial tension...

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Indy Neidell and Francis van Berkel
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Indy Neidell and Francis van Berkel
Edited by: Michał Zbojna
Sound design: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations: Mikołaj Uchman and Spartacus Olsson

Sources:
Some images from the Library of Congress

From the Noun Project:
world by Arafat Uddin
Stamp by Made
questions by Gregor Cresnar
Money by DARAYANI
Money Bag by HAMEL KHALED
people by Florent Lenormand

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Epic Adventure Theme 3 - Håkan Eriksson
Youre Trouble - Rich in Rags
1920s Chicago 2 - Magnus Ringblom
Its Not a Game - Philip Ayers
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
On the Edge of Change - Brightarm Orchestra
For the Many STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Jon Bjork
Easy Target - Rannar Sillard
Step on It - Golden Age Radio

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