Arguably the best-known jazz musician in America, he was playing to packed houses, and in the Jim Crow South – where the audiences were almost always segregated – he’d endured death threats, and bomb threats, and one day in January several sticks of dynamite exploded outside a Knoxville auditorium while he was onstage with his combo. Louis Armstrong was on one wild ride in 1957. – Trumpet player Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong said yesterday he’s given up plans for a government-sponsored trip to Russia because “The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell … it’s getting almost so bad, a colored man hasn’t got any country.” or one of its affiliates.GRAND FORKS, N.D. All rights reserved. All hotels are either franchised by the company, or managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Our customer service agents are also available at 1-80 to provide you with assistance with and information about our hotels and programs.Īpple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. However, if you encounter any difficulty in using our site, please contact us at We will work with you to ensure that you have full access to the information available to the public on our site. We strive to have a website that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This website uses cookies so that we can remember you and understand how you and other visitors use this website, and in order improve the user experience.īy using this website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Notice.

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