William Grant Still Research Paper

William Grant Still The famous quote, “Music is beauty”, comes from William Grant Still, a man who was determined to be a composer. He didn’t let anything get in his way. William Grant Still was the first black to conduct a leading American orchestra. William Grant Still was born on May 11th, in Woodville, Mississippi. William grew up without a father. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, a segregated city. His mother was a teacher at a high school in Little Rock. William grew sick when he was 3 months old. People said it was, Typhoid, Malaria, and there were suspicions of witchcraft. William went to Wilberforce University because his mother wanted him to become a doctor. She didn’t want him to be a musician. His first job was in a pool hall