William J. Zick
Juris Doctor degree is from Detroit College of Law
M.A. In Political Science is from Wayne State University
Degree in History and English is from the University of Michigan Flint
William J. Zick is a retired administrative law judge for the Michigan Employment Security Commission and a former training officer for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. His Juris Doctor degree is from Detroit College of Law, while his M.A. In Political Science is from Wayne State University and his degree in History and English is from the University of Michigan Flint. The Detroit native maintains a website and blog on African Heritage in Classical Music.
Articles by
Joseph de Bolonge/Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
Joseph de Bologne was born December 25, 1745 on a plantation near Basse-Terre, on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe....
José Mauricio Nunes Garcia (1767-1830)
José Mauricio Nunes Garcia (1767-1830) was an Afro-Brazilian composer and organist who was the grandson of slaves. Over 240 works...
Black Composers and Musicians in Classical Music History
Utilizing the research of Professor Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, historian William J. Zick in the...
James DePreist (1936-2013)
The African American conductor James DePreist was the nephew of the singer Marian Anderson. DePreist was the Permanent Conductor of...
Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780)
Ignatius Sancho was an African composer and author who grew up as a house slave in England. We do not...
Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins (1849-1908)
Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849 to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was...
John Blanke (16th Century)
Historians have documented the arrival of black people in Britain as members of the Roman Army. The first reference to...
Charles Lucièn Lambert Sr. (1828-1896)
Charles Lucièn Lambert, Sr., also known as Lucièn Lambert, Sr., was an internationally prominent classical musician and composer, and part...
