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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

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Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.

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Mary Lou Williams

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Alfre Woodard

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Delroy Lindo

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Wendell Pierce

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Stanley Crouch

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Robin D.G. Kelley

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Gary Giddins

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Tammy L. Kernodle

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Farah Griffin

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Gayle Murchison

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