The Sweethearts of Rhythm toured in the U.S. and Europe in the Big Band Era . Saxophonist Dorothy Cron was the only white girl in the band . In the 1940s , Jim Crow laws kept Cron from sharing facilities with her bandmates . Band recruited other races to help with ` ` international '' part of their image .
International Sweethearts of Rhythm toured in the U.S. and Europe in the Big Band Era . Saxophonist Rosalind Cron was the only white girl in the band . In the South , Jim Crow laws kept Cron from sharing facilities with her bandmates . Band recruited other races to help with `` international '' part of their image .