One of America's foremost jazz pianists as well as a classical pianist, singer and actress. She was married to the Rev. A. Clayton Powell, Jr., noted Congressman, preacher and editor. In the late 1940s, Scott became the first black person to host her own television show, a position which she lost in 1950 when she was accused of being a Communist sympathizer. She refused to perform in segregated theaters and became an outspoken critic of both McCarthyism and racial injustice. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity portrait of Scott in an off-the-shoulder white dress and pearl choker, signed in fountain pen, "My sincere good wishes, Hazel Scott, '46." In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.
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