CSPAN3 Lectures In History September 18, 2016
It was a kind of sponsored tour, just not by the state department. Still, his role as jazz ambassador was already well cemented in 1960. Why the congo . On a commercially sponsored tour. Certainly, the state department wanted him there. Theres no doubt about that. Why the congo was important . The congo was rich in minerals. Particularly uranium, which becomes important to National Security interests after 1945. Right away, congo becomes this center of attention for the u. S. And the soviet union. More than just that, it was in 1959, stepping back a year, when belgium said to the congolese we ...