How jazz became an act of defiance in Nazi Germany

The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. Amid crackdowns on freedom of expression, groups of jazz-loving teenagers formed the Swing Youth in rebellion.

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How jazz became an act of defiance in Nazi Germany

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