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Hazel Scott

  • “Any woman who has a great deal to offer the world is in trouble. And if she's a black woman, she's in deep trouble.”

    • Hazel Scott,
    • in Margo Jefferson, "Great (Hazel) Scott!" Ms. ()

  • “Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to go.”

    • Hazel Scott,
    • in Margo Jefferson, "Great (Hazel) Scott!" Ms. ()

  • “There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then.”

    • Hazel Scott,
    • in Margo Jefferson, "Great (Hazel) Scott!" Ms. ()

Hazel Scott, Trinidad-born U.S. jazz pianist/singer, actor

(1920 - 1981)

Full name: Hazel Dorothy Scott.