Trotter, James M. 1842-1892 creator text utu 2009 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Music and Some Highly Musical People" by James Monroe Trotter is a history of African-American music published in 1878. This pioneering work offers biographies of over forty Black musicians and groups, from classical soloists to gospel singers. Written during an era focused on "uplifting the race," Trotter navigates a delicate balance between celebrating Black musical achievement and reassuring white audiences. The book represents the first attempt to assess American music across multiple genres in a single volume, influencing generations of music historians and scholars. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_Some_Highly_Musical_People Release date is 2009-02-12 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified African Americans -- Music African American musicians -- Biography ML Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28056 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28056 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133635.0 28056