Ethnicity, race…and music

I recently found this photo online. If you know jazz, you probably know who they are, and I think it’s from when they toured together.
But one thing I thought of: in the U.S., this is a picture of a white man and a black man. If you don’t know the individuals, would you be able to tell who was who ?

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OldBrit · 61-69, M

Django and Duke.

However remember that Django's relatives were treated as second class humans by the Nazis. For them Django wasn't pure white.

bijouxbroussard · F

@OldBrit True, but in the U.S. he was classified as white. In the South that photo was actually controversial.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@bijouxbroussard some consider him as neither, he was often called a "Gypsy."

bijouxbroussard · F

@samueltyler2 In his homeland. But in the U.S. he was white. There were places he could go, Duke couldn’t.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@bijouxbroussard the movie the Green Book was a revelation to me. I was so ignorant!

bijouxbroussard · F

@samueltyler2 Forms of the Green Book still existed when I was a child. My father kept them for our travels.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@bijouxbroussard amazing. I remember travelling with friends in the 1950s and early 1960s and them using my name, which didn't sound Jewish!

bijouxbroussard · F

@samueltyler2 The creator of the Green Book got the idea from similar guides that existed for Jewish travelers.

EarthlingWise ·

@bijouxbroussard Did you see the movie, Bijoux? If you did, do you think it was fair enough or "white people-oriented"? (I haven't seen it yet).

bijouxbroussard · F

@EarthlingWise I haven’t seen it yet, either. But I’ve seen copies of the genuine article, my father had them.