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After 138 years, a Black composer’s magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...
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Forgotten for 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds a stage
Composer Edmond Dédé, a Black American living in exile in France, completed the nearly 550-page score in 1887. But the ...
Book Review: ‘A Matter of Complexion,’ by Tess Chakkalakal
A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...