Louis Armstrong is an artist whose musical genius, expressed with his trumpet, his voice and his personality, rarely fails to bring a smile to whoever is listening. However, as Sacha Jenkins” new documentary, Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues (available on Apple Tv+) makes clear, Armstrong’s persona at times was seen as cringe-worthy by younger Black artists and as conciliatory rather than outspoken on Civil Rights and Racism in the United States.
Louis Armstrong, a creature of the road and t…
