Jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show, is the subject of this film. A pioneering figure in the fight for civil rights, Scott faced the Red Scare and risked her career to stand up for equality.
American Masters
Jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott made history as the first Black American to have her own television show, while also being an early civil rights pioneer who bravely faced down the Red Scare to protect her career.
