Place: &nbsp;U Street - Washington, DC
Time: &nbsp;The Early 1900s &nbsp;
This is part 1 of a 3 part series on the life of American jazz legend Duke Ellington and the place where he grew up - Washington, DC's U Street corridor.&nbsp;
In this episode, a young Edward Kennedy Ellington journeys throughout Washington in search of an illusive blessing. Along the way, he'll meet a president, be imprisoned by his piano teacher, and claim a new (royal) title.&nbsp;After the story, we bring in historian Andrew Davenport to talk about Ellington’s fascinating life &amp; times.
To learn more about Andrew Davenport please visit ...&nbsp;
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 <li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-museum-speaks-truths-former-capital-of-confederacy-180972085/">A New Civil War Museum Speaks Truths in the Former Capital of the Confederacy</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/putting-enslaved-families-stories-back-monticello-narrative-180969372/">Putting Enslaved Families’ Stories Back in the Monticello Narrative</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.andrewmdavenport.com/">AndrewDavenport.com</a></li>
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Don’t forget to visit us at <a href="//www.historicamerica.org/podcast">www.historicamerica.org/podcast</a> for show notes, suggested reading(s) &amp; more!

2. Duke Ellington's U Street Quest (Part II)

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