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The Life and Music of Graham Jackson (Hardcover)
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The Life and Music of Graham Jackson (Hardcover)
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A groundbreaking Black artist and his career in the Jim Crow South
This book is the first biography of Graham Jackson (1903-1983), a
virtuosic musician whose life story displays the complexities of
being a Black professional in the segregated South. David Cason
discusses how Jackson navigated a web of racial and social
negotiations throughout his long career and highlights his
little-known role in events of the twentieth century. Widely known
for an iconic photo taken of him playing the accordion in tears at
Franklin D. Roosevelt's funeral, which became a Life magazine
cover, Jackson is revealed here to have a much deeper story. He was
a performer, composer, and high school music director known for his
skills on the piano and organ. Jackson was among the first Black
men to enlist in the Navy during World War II, helping recruit many
other volunteers and raising over $2 million for the war effort.
After the war he became a fixture at Atlanta music venues and in
1971, Governor Jimmy Carter proclaimed Jackson the State Musician
of Georgia. Cason examines Jackson's groundbreaking roles with a
critical eye, taking into account how Jackson drew on his
connections with white elites including Roosevelt, Coca-Cola
magnate Robert Woodruff, and golfer Bobby Jones, and was censured
by Black Power figures for playing songs associated with
Confederate memory. Based on archival, newspaper, and interview
materials, The Life and Music of Graham Jackson brings into view
the previously unknown story of an ambitious and talented artist
and his controversial approach to the politics and culture of his
day. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the
Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
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