Emperor Jones

ID: 574 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University

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In 1934, he performed the title role of Gruenberg’s operatic setting of The Emperor Jones in Amsterdam. The tour continued in Europe in Brussels, Vienna, Milan, and London.

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Jules Bledsoe

By Amanda Sawyer

Julius “Jules” Bledsoe’s extraordinary musical talent transcended racial discrimination of the nineteenth century and established him as a pioneer in American music. Bledsoe was born on December 29, 1897, to Henry and Jessie Bledsoe in Waco. Even…