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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 4 _aThe Black Swan at Home and Abroad :
_bor, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American Vocalist
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2014-08-07
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGreenfield, Elizabeth Taylor, approximately 1819-1876
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46526
999 _c87365
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