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Johnnella Frazer Jackson
Johnella Frazer Jackson (September 18, 1896 – January 5, 1981) was an educator, musician, and civil rights activist who taught for 49 years at Virginia State University. She was the school's first-time full-time piano teacher and composed the school's alma mater. Early life Frazer was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky on September 18, 1896, to Patterson Tilford Frazer and Laura Sonata Tevis Frazer. Her father was president of Hopkinsville College. Education Frazer attended grade school through college preparatory at Hopkinsville College and then went to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she became a graduate of its music department and majored in music with a piano concentration. Career The next school year (1915–1916), she travelled with the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Fisk University Singers as a piano accompanist for Mrs. John W. Work, (Agnes Haynes) contralto soloist with the group. They toured 28 Eastern states introducing spirituals. One concert was given in Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort and its List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city is Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. As of 2024, the state's population was approximately 4.6 million. Previously part of Colony of Virginia, colonial Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. It is known as the "Bluegrass State" in reference to Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass introduced by European settlers which has long supported the state's thoroughbred horse industry. The fertile soil in the central and western parts of the state led to the development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
