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Swing Youth: In Nazi Germany, jazz was an act of defiance

The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany.
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  • The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. As the Nazis clamped down on expression, groups of jazz-loving teenagers formed the Swing Youth to rebel. S1
  • The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. As the Nazis clamped down on expression, groups of jazz-loving teenagers formed the Swing Youth to rebel. S2
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