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Jan 20
January
Composer
Musician
Civil Rights
Eva Jessye
Dr. Jessye (1895-1992) was a preeminent Conductor, Choral Director, founder of the Eva Jessye Choir, and the first Black woman to earn international distinction as a director of a professional choral group. She was the first musical director for the original production of Porgy and Bess and, devoted to Civil Rights, Jessye and the Eva Jessye Choir were appointed by Dr. Martin Luther King the official choir of the 1963 March on Washington.
Kansas
Feb 10
February
Singer
Musician
Roberta Cleopatra Flack
North Carolina
Mar 20
March
Singer
Songwriter
Musician
COGIC
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - the progenitor of rock-n-roll. Tharpe is known for her signature musical style which fused the worlds of gospel and secular music with a sprinkling of her electric guitar.
Arkansas
Mar 25
March
Composer
Musician
Educator
Julia Amanda Perry
Kentucky
Nov 14
November
Musician
Helen Jones Woods
Massachusetts
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