Hazel Scott is haunting me.
February 24, 2018 11:52 AM   Subscribe

Hazel Scott was piano genius and prodigy, star-performer, civil-rights activist, and first black person to host a television show in America. Whatever Happened to Hazel Scott? is a video essay on her life, career, and cultural impact.

Hazel Scott was accepted to study at Juilliard at age 8.

The Hazel Scott Show ran during the summer of 1950. No footage is known to exist today. Her show was cancelled shortly following her testimony to HUAC.
posted by mrjohnmuller (3 comments total) 34 users marked this as a favorite
 
I’m looking forward to digging into these links. Thank you for posting.
posted by chara at 5:27 PM on February 24, 2018 [1 favorite]


A victim of McCarthyism. I can see the country becoming like that again.
posted by Obscure Reference at 5:41 PM on February 24, 2018 [4 favorites]


I'll have a second helping of Hazel Scott Haunting, please?
posted by BYiro at 7:04 PM on February 24, 2018 [1 favorite]


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