{"product_id":"william-levi-dawson-9781496844804","title":"William Levi Dawson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:\" rgba\u003eWilliam Levi Dawson (1899-1990) overcame adversity and Jim Crow racism to become a nationally recognized composer, choral arranger, conductor, and professor of music. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color:\" rgba\u003eWilliam Levi Dawson: American Music Educator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:\" rgba\u003e, Mark Hugh Malone tells the fascinating tale of Dawson''s early life, quest for education, rise to success at the Tuskegee Institute, achievement of national notoriety as a composer, and retirement years spent conducting choirs throughout the US and world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:\" rgba\u003eFrom his days as a student at Tuskegee in the final years of Booker T. Washington''s presidency, Dawson continually pursued education in music, despite racial barriers to college admission. Returning to Tuskegee later in life, he became director of the School of Music. Under his direction, the Tuskegee Choir achieved national re\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578111693143,"sku":"9781496844804","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496844804.jpg?v=1746097951","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/william-levi-dawson-9781496844804","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}