Mildred Bryant Jones

Biography

Mildred Bryant Jones (16 November 1887 – 15 February 1966) was an African American musician and teacher, an officer of the National Association of Negro Musicians, and a friend of W. E. B. Du Bois, who was said to have had 'a special passion and admiration' for her. She was the first African American appointed as Director of Music at Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, and an influence on a number of significant figures while there, including Harold Washington and Timuel Black.

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