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How the U.S. Used African American Artists as Cold War ‘Ambassadors’
In February 1958, 26-year-old African-American pianist Philippa Schuyler paid a visit to Morocco. Afterward, her mother received an enthusiastic letter from the United States Foreign Service: “Philippa came saw and conquered Rabat and Casablanca. She was interviewed over the radio and gave concerts to two enthusiastic audiences… We were all very proud and happy over her performances here.” The Morocco stops marked the culmination of a 14-country tour of Africa that began the previous month in Nigeria. Along the way, Schuyler met Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, Ghana’s Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah, President William Tubman of Liberia, as well as a host of royals, cabinet members,

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