By Victor Trammell Photo credits: H. Lawrence Freeman Collection/Rare Book & Manuscript Library/Columbia University Black music history was made in America during the late nineteenth century. The first African American performers played at Carnegie Hall on February 13, 1892. The World's Fair Colored Opera Company was the name of the ensemble. Matilda Sissieretta Jones (aka […]
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