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Juneteenth: Blind Tom Wiggins
6/20/2023 | 1m 30s
Honor Juneteenth with "Take Note," and learn about Blind Tom Wiggins, a key figure in music history.
In this Juneteenth episode of "Take Note," we explore the life of Blind Tom Wiggins, a classical pianist known as the "last American slave." Historian Daphne Brooks highlights how Wiggins created an archive of sound that commented on the world he lived in.
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Take Note is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS
Take Note
Juneteenth: Blind Tom Wiggins
6/20/2023 | 1m 30s
In this Juneteenth episode of "Take Note," we explore the life of Blind Tom Wiggins, a classical pianist known as the "last American slave." Historian Daphne Brooks highlights how Wiggins created an archive of sound that commented on the world he lived in.
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