John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · Mar 20 Dave Brubeck seems like an unlikely civil rights icon, but he comes by it honestly—as John Brown did. Brubeck’s parents were quick to teach racial equality and the horrors of enslavement, and Dave steadily pushed the rock forward. During WWII, he formed the first integrated band in the US Army
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After the war, he toured Eastern Europe for the State Department’s cultural exchange program, to promote democracy through jazz, returing to violent segregation in the US. Our upcoming film, Pushing The Rock, features American heroes like Dave Brubeck, who pushed the rock through tough times.
Dave Brubeck was right!