02236cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000140012624501260014026400510026630000470031733600260036433700260039033800360041650000310045250801670048352011090065053400450175965300580180485600430186299900170190546526UtSlPG20260610134052.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a74156918  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aML1 aAnonymous14aThe Black Swan at Home and Abroad :bor, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American Vocalist 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-08-07  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)  a"The Black Swan at Home and Abroad" by Anonymous is a biographical sketch written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, an extraordinarily gifted American vocalist known as the "Black Swan." Born into slavery but later freed, Greenfield's journey highlights her struggles and triumphs in the musical world, particularly as a pioneer for African American artists in a time of significant societal prejudice.  At the start of the narrative, we learn about Elizabeth's early life in Mississippi and her eventual move to Philadelphia, where she was freed by her kind mistress. Despite facing racial barriers and limited formal training, Elizabeth's indomitable spirit leads her to cultivate her remarkable vocal talents through self-teaching and informal mentorship. The opening portion establishes her reputation in local circles and hints at her burgeoning career as she begins to attract public attention for her once-novel artistry—a black woman achieving acclaim in a predominantly white musical industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGreenfield, Elizabeth Taylor, approximately 1819-187640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46526  c87365d87365