Angel Mo' and Her Son, Roland Hayes
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. First Edition. 8vo. 289 pp. Color frontispiece portrait. Offsetting from news clipping about Roland Hayes concert in Carmel, CA; else book is in fine condition in very good dust jacket (wear to extremities; short closed tears). Item #23387
A biography/memoir of Roland Hayes (1887–1977), the pioneering African-American concert tenor. The book traces Hayes's childhood in Georgia, his education, his development as a musician, and his extraordinary international career in the face of racial prejudice. Hayes was a landmark figure in American classical music, achieving international recognition at a time when opportunities for Black classical performers were severely restricted.
Price: $100.00