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  1. Marching Out

    5/5Louis Armstrong gets his big break as the Harlem Renaissance comes to an end.

  2. Symphony in Black

    4/5Donald Macleod explores the work of Duke Ellington.

  3. Rivers

    3/5Langston Hughes arrives in Harlem.

  4. Shuffle Along

    2/5Two composers set out to create the first all-Black Broadway musical.

  5. Making Strides

    1/5Donald Macleod celebrates the explosion of jazz and blues in New York after World War I.