William Grant Still was born in rural Mississippi on May 11‚ 1895 to parents who made a modest living teaching. Today Still is the most famous African American composer. Still’s father‚ though he died when Still three months old was‚ was one of his biggest influence. His father was a local band leader. After his fathers’ death‚ Still and his mother moved to Little Rock‚ Arkansas where she was a High School English teacher for nearly thirty years. Still’s step father‚ Charles Shepperson‚ nurtured
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William Grant Still was born on May 11‚ 1895 in Woodville‚ Mississippi who is an important conductor and composer. He was the first African American to have a major production‚ both a symphony (1931) and opera (1949) (Biography). Still went to study medicine first at Wilberforce University in Ohio‚ however‚ left college before college and turned his attention to music at Ohio Oberlin Conservatory of Music. To gain knowledge‚ Still “… spent time learning from George Whitefield Chadwick at the New
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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
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The Story of William Still One of the most influential heroes of the Underground Railroad‚ William Still‚ was born in Burlington County‚ New Jersey on October 7‚ 1821. He was a an African-American abolitionist‚ conductor on the Underground Railroad‚ writer‚ historian and civil rights activist. His parents‚ Levin Steel and Sidney Steel‚ parents to four children when they became runaway slaves were fortunate enough to be able to escape from slavery. Unfortunately‚ the Steel family was unable
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Helen M. Music 101 Professor Coppola 11 May 2010 William Grant Still’s Mother and Child Composed in 1943 by William Grant Still is Mother and Child‚ a beautiful classical piece that consists primarily of string instruments with brass undertones. While listening to this piece‚ one can almost imagine themself on a picnic with their mother‚ as the song unfolds a story that most depicts the loving bond between a mother and her child as each measure of the piece progresses. This makes the piece
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Sean Ferry Pre-AP English 9 William Shakespeare wrote many great works of literature in his lifetime including plays‚ narrative poems‚ and sonnets. Shakespeare’s works are studied and popularized for their thrilling language‚ deep understanding of humanity‚ and tolerance of all people (“Shakespeare‚ William‚” par. 2). Shakespeare’s sonnets continue to be some of the best known and most popular sonnets still today. Generations of people have become infatuated with the sonnets due to their interestingly
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Underground Railroad"‚ William Still helped as many as 800 slaves escape to freedom. He interviewed each person and kept careful records‚ including a brief biography and the destination for each‚ along with any alias adopted. He kept his records hidden but knew the accounts would be important in aiding the future reunion of family members who became separated under slavery‚ which he had learned when he aided his own brother Peter‚ whom he had previously never met before. Still worked with other Underground
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people and events that have been influential in black history. One momentous event is when William Still escaped from slavery. William Still was born on October 7th‚ 1821‚ in Burlington County‚ New Jersey. Still’s original name as William Steel but his father changed it to protect his wife. Unfortunately the Steel family was unable to escape slavery together. After his escape from the life of slavery‚ William moved to Philadelphia where he learned to read. He then started to assist fugitive black
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Dudley Ransford Brandyce Grant was an educationalist who specialized in the theory of early childhood school development in Jamaica. He is regarded by many as the ’Father of Early Childhood Education in Jamaica’. Born in Santa Marta‚ Colombia on September 15‚ 1915 he immigrated to Jamaica with his parents‚ James and Annie‚ at an early age. He attended Maldon Primary School‚ St. James in his youth before continuing his education at Mico Teachers’ College in St. Andrew. Mr. Grant also went on to complete
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Uylsses S. Grant In my opinion President Grant was a good president. One reason I say this is his comand in the Civil War. Under Grant’s comand the Union Army was sucesfull in ending the Civil War. Grant along with the sucess of the CIvil War also the confederate nationalism and slavery‚ protected African American citzenship‚ and defeated the Ku Klux Klan. In Grant’s foreign policy he sought to increase American trade and influence while mainraing peace with the world. Dispite a
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