From Library Journal
Kelley here offers the story of Ludlow Washington, a blind African American orphan who grows into a renowned jazz musician. Physically unable to distinguish the difference between black and white, he nonetheless learns the meaning of racism. LJ's reviewer commented that Kelley's "stylistic triumph is that he makes it considerably more than a story about jazz, Negroes, and the fringe of society. On any level, this is quite an achievement" (LJ 3/15/65). nonfiction
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
