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gaining new popularity amongst youth. This attitude continued as far along as the 1960s, carrying the same derogatory term—a phrase that represented the resentment held by older generations and conservatives toward earlier-targeted jazz, but also was an aggressive defense against a then new
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on his tuxedo lapel. The overall theme of the exhibition was defamation of contemporary
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