cons ider ed ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁Department . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁desert ed ▁his ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁he ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁tour ▁several ▁times ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁government , ▁including ▁a ▁six - month ▁tour ▁African ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Arm strong ▁continued ▁to ▁critic ize ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁for ▁drag ging ▁its ▁feet ▁on ▁the ▁Civil ▁Right ▁issue , ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁contradict ory ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Good will ▁Jazz ▁Amb ass adors ▁mission . ▁ ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁Dave ▁and ▁I ona ▁Br ube ck ▁( other ▁Amb ass adors ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁assert ed ▁that ▁although ▁they ▁represented ▁the ▁American ▁government , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁represent ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁policies . ▁ <0x09> ▁Ult imately , ▁although ▁America ▁no ▁doubt ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁t ours ▁by ▁Black ▁artists ▁( including ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ▁and ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie ), ▁these ▁amb ass adors ▁did ▁not ▁advoc ate ▁a ▁singular ly ▁American ▁identity . ▁ ▁They ▁instead ▁encourag ed ▁solid ar ity ▁among ▁Black ▁pe op les , ▁and ▁were ▁constantly ▁contest ing ▁those ▁policies ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁fully ▁sympath ize ▁with ▁the ▁a ims ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁movement . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁He bert ▁Marc use ▁— ▁O SS ▁agent ▁and ▁revision ist ▁New ▁Left ▁pione er ▁ ▁Gl oria ▁Stein em ▁— ▁C IA ▁agent