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During the period after the Civil War, the spread of African-American music continued. The Fisk University Jubilee Singers first toured in 1871. Artists including Jack Delaney helped revolutionize post-war African-American music in the central-east of the United States. In the following years, professional "jubilee" troops formed and toured.
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.
Black Music Month became African American Music Appreciation Month in 2009 by a proclamation from President Barack Obama. [4] In his 2016 proclamation, Obama noted that African-American music and musicians have helped the country "to dance, to express our faith through song, to march against injustice, and to defend our country's enduring ...
Timeline of music in the United States To 1819 1820–1849 1850–1879 1880–1919 1920–1949 1950–1969 1970–present Music history of the United States Colonial era – to the Civil War – During the Civil War – Late 19th century – 1900–1940 – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly ...
In the years since its origins, Black Music Month has often been used as a salute to Black music excellence: 30 days to celebrate Black musicianship across media platforms, museums, streaming ...
The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.
First African-American Radio City Music Hall Rockette: Jennifer Jones; First African-American man to sail around the world solo: Teddy Seymour; First African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company: Clifton R. Wharton Jr. [280] First African-American woman, and first woman, to have an album debut at number one on the Billboard 200: Whitney Houston
Master Juba, an African American performer, is described as the "greatest dancer known" by Charles Dickens. He is one of the first blacks to perform onstage for white audiences. [100] He is the first popular African American to perform in blackface. [101] Master Juba. The term minstrelsy begins to be used to describe blackface entertainment. [102]