Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949)
Harry Thacker Burleigh was the first and one of the most influential of the African American composers who emerged in the U.S. after the Civil War. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866, Burleigh showed an early passion for music and sang in local church choirs, … Read MoreHarry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949)