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Hagan in YMCA
uniform, ca. 1919 |
After
posting on my
American Women in World War I blog about pioneering black composer-pianist Helen Hagan (1891–1964; Yale 1912; only black performing artist sent to WWI France), I was stunned to learn that she lies in an unmarked grave in New Haven's Evergreen Cemetery. Please join me in the
effort to obtain a grave marker that recognizes her achievements, and spread the word.
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Listen to Hagan's sole surviving composition, Concerto in C Minor
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Learn more about Hagan and read her letter to W. E. B. Du Bois
Update, 3/27/16. The grave marker campaign has surpassed its fund-raising goal, taking in a total of $1605. Thanks to all who so generously contributed.
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