Still, William Grant
Died: 1902 AD, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Activists, Historian
1821 - The date of William Still's birth is given as October 7th, by most sources, but he gave the date of November 1819 in the 1900 Census. Born in Burlington County, New Jersey
1844 - William moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where, he began working as a clerk for the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
1847 - He married Letitia George and had four children who survived infancy.
1850 - Still was a leader of Philadelphia's African American community.
1851 - Chairman of Philadelphia branch of Underground Railroad.
1854 - William Wilberforce Still graduated from Lincoln University.
1859 - He attempted to desegregate the city's public transit system. He opened a stove store during the American Civil War, and later started a coal delivery business.
1872 - Compiled "Underground Railroad Records".
1900 - On the U.S. Census William Still said he had two children and both were still living.
1902 - Died on the 14th of July.
1961 - Subsequently practiced law in Philadelphia; Robert George Still.
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William Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions (Music of the African Diaspora, 2) by Catherine Parsons Smith (Paperback - Mar 30, 2000) During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still (1895-1978) was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers." He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood; major symphony...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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William Grant Still: African-American Composer (Modern Music Masters) by Catherine Reef (Library Binding - May 7, 2003) In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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Ten Days on the Chobe: A Photographic Journal at the Crossroads of History by Robert B. Haas (Hardcover - Jul 7, 2008) |
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I Dream A World: The Operas Of William Grant Still by Beverly Soll (Hardcover - Apr 15, 2005) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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In One Lifetime: A Biography of William Grant Still by Verna Arvey (Hardcover - Jan 7, 1989) This is the story of America's first Black composer of serious orchestal and operatic work. William Grant Still was the first Black composer in the US to have a symphony performed by a major... |
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Rising Tide ... Piano Conductor [and orchestral parts] by William Grant Still (Unknown Binding - Jul 7, 2008) |
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