Nearly an entire block in New Orleans Chinatown was consumed by a fire on Oct. 17, 1910. Louis Armstrong, 9, and five other boys were arrested at the site four days later, accused of trying to salvage brass from the rubble.
Satchmo!
Nearly an entire block in New Orleans Chinatown was consumed by a fire on Oct. 17, 1910. Louis Armstrong, 9, and five other boys were arrested at the site four days later, accused of trying to salvage brass from the rubble.
Satchmo!
I had no idea.
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The news article is interesting. I wonder how many kids turned their lives around after the newspapers printed their names in connection with a crime, unlike the policy of the media today.
That said, my 9-year-old self would have been right beside Louis salvaging that brass!
A long climb up for Satch, but he made it to the top.
Film at 11...
(fake film)