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===The Harlem Renaissance=== Armstrong made a huge impact during the 1920s [[Harlem Renaissance]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2007/08/01/12208712/louis-armstrong-the-man-and-his-music-part-1 |title=Louis Armstrong: 'The Man and His Music', Part 1 |date=August 1, 2007 |website=[[National Public Radio]] |access-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803154258/https://www.npr.org/2007/08/01/12208712/louis-armstrong-the-man-and-his-music-part-1 |archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> His music touched well-known writer [[Langston Hughes]]. Hughes admired Armstrong and acknowledged him as one of the most recognized musicians of the era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/louis-armstrong-about-louis-armstrong/528/|title=Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong|date=July 6, 2005|website=PBS|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528012453/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/louis-armstrong-about-louis-armstrong/528/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hughes wrote many books that celebrated jazz and recognized Armstrong as one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance's newfound love of African-American culture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openculture.com/2015/03/langston-hughes-presents-the-history-of-jazz-i.html|title=Langston Hughes Presents the History of Jazz in an Illustrated Children's Book (1995)|first=Josh |last=Jones|date=March 31, 2015|website=Open Culture|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521005205/http://www.openculture.com/2015/03/langston-hughes-presents-the-history-of-jazz-i.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The sound of jazz, along with musicians such as Armstrong, helped shape Hughes as a writer. Just like the musicians, Hughes wrote his words with jazz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69394/jazz-as-communication|title=Jazz as Communication (1956)|last=Hughes|first=Langston|date=October 13, 2009|website=Poetry Foundation|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528013957/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69394/jazz-as-communication|url-status=live}}</ref> Armstrong changed jazz during the Harlem Renaissance. As "The World's Greatest Trumpet Player" during this time,<ref>{{cite web |last=Andrews |first=Evan |date=August 22, 2018 |title=9 Things You May Not Know About Louis Armstrong |url=https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-louis-armstrong |url-status=live |work=[[History (American TV network)|History]]|publisher=A&E Television Networks |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120054543/https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-louis-armstrong |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> Armstrong cemented his legacy and continued a focus on his vocal career. His popularity brought together many black and white audiences.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Collins|first= Willie|title=Armstrong, Louis (1901β1971)|journal=St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture|editor=Thomas Riggs|edition=Second|volume=1|publisher=[[St. James Press]]|date=2013|pages=133β135|url=http://0-link.galegroup.com.library.4cd.edu/apps/doc/CX2735800126/GVRL?u=plea38277&sid=GVRL&xid=30818ba4}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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