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The Progress of Our People - A Story of Black Representation at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

English · Paperback / Softback

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When Ida B. Wells urges Black Americans to boycott the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, young Lorraine Williams will do anything for a chance to see her idol, the Black opera singer Sissieretta Jones, perform at the fair.

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Anne E. Johnson grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and often visited Chicago with her family. She went to Queens College for a master's degree in musicology, a commute that took her past the remnants of the 1939 world's fair nearly every day. One of her favorite albums was a set of spirituals sung by the Black opera singer Marian Anderson. Inspired by recent books and recordings featuring the Black composers Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, Anne has been keen to learn more about Black women in the classical music scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Writing this book proved the perfect excuse to do that, and discovering the story of Sissieretta Jones was an excellent reward for her research.

Product details

Authors Anne E Johnson, Anne E. Johnson
Assisted by Eric Freeberg (Illustration)
Publisher Jolly Fish Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.09.2021
 
EAN 9781631635397
ISBN 978-1-63163-539-7
No. of pages 160
Dimensions 189 mm x 125 mm x 11 mm
Weight 156 g
Series I am America Set 4
Subject Children's and young people's books

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