“To protect uranium in Congo from the Soviets, CIA sends “Ambassador Satch” 🎺 to visit Elizabethville (Katanga) as an Afro-American propaganda Trojan horse… afterwards when he realized, he threatened to denounce US citizenship and move to Ghana”
A great film to learn about the Cold War and colonialism in Congo which I didn’t know much about (especially the extremely likable protagonist Lumumba). Also amazing jazz clips I hadn’t seen before, and Dizzy’s “cabinet” with Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, and more…
