`The Nat King Cole Story (Unforgettable)'

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: November 3, 2000| Author: Hedy Weiss | Copyright information

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The most revealing scene in "The Nat King Cole Story (Unforgettable)," occurs late in the second act, as journalists confront the legendary singer in the wake of his controversial appearance before a segregated audience in Alabama. The time is the late 1950s.

Cole's decision to play for a whites-only crowd have earned him such epithets as "Uncle Tom" and ...

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