Mathew,
Upon reading your writing, if this poem was written in the 1950’s Louis Armstrong would have possibility went to jail for rebelling against the president. However, since the meeting was behind closed doors, and truth that was brought to the table by Armstrong the president had no chose but to act. If play had played out in the 1950’s the south would have been calling for both Armstrong and the president head. The president previous had not sided with the civil rights era, and for him to change side must had been devastating to a lot of his southern voters.
John
Upon reading your writing, if this poem was written in the 1950’s Louis Armstrong would have possibility went to jail for rebelling against the president. However, since the meeting was behind closed doors, and truth that was brought to the table by Armstrong the president had no chose but to act. If play had played out in the 1950’s the south would have been calling for both Armstrong and the president head. The president previous had not sided with the civil rights era, and for him to change side must had been devastating to a lot of his southern voters.
John