Thomas L. Griffith Jr. was a Superior Court judge who was the first black ever elected in a Los Angeles countywide vote and the first black attorney ever admitted to the Los Angeles County Bar Association. From 1934 to 1949 he headed the NAACP here and was at the forefront of the integration of municipal swimming pools. Lillie Hill Jones, was a member of the 2nd Baptist Church of Los Angeles, and a collector of sacred music. An archive of her collection is located at California State University Dominguez Hills. Anna Griffith Morrow was a piano and vocal teacher. She was married to Virgil Morrow. Dr. Frederic Hall was a professor at Dillard University. He studied at Morehouse College, Chicago Musical College, and Columbia University. He did research in West Africa on folk music, and he was a celebrated choral conductor. William Grant Still was an American composer, who composed more than 150 works, including five symphonies and eight operas. [Wikipedia] George Garner was an American vocalist and choral director. He was the first African American to solo at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He was also the first African-American lead in a production at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Verna Arvey was an American librettist, pianist and writer who is best known for her musical collaborations with her husband William Grant Still, a musician and composer. Press conference before a concert conducted by Dr. Frederick Hall. Seated from left: Verna Arvey Still, Libbie Hill Jones, Dr. Frederick Hall, and Reverend Thomas Kilgore. Standing from left: Jeanetta Kilgore, William Grant Still, Reverend George Garner, Anna Griffith Morrow. Written on back of photo: Dr. Frederick Hall conducted Choir at 2nd Baptist Church all his own arrangements. This was a press conference before concert, April 1964. Seated left: Verna Still, Mrs. Lillie Hill Jones, Dr. Frederick Hall (Former Professor Dillard University). Rev. Thomas Kilgome. Standing from left: Mrs. Thomas Kilgore, William Grant Still, Reverend George Garner, Anna Griffith Morrow (Mrs. Virgil?).
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African American music teachers African American composers African American musicians Conductors (Music) African American choirs Garner, George, 1891-1971 Jones, Lillie Hill, 1917-2002 Kilgore, Thomas, Jr., 1913-1998 Morrow, Anna Griffith Still, William Grant, 1895-1978 Kilgore, Jeanetta Merian, 1912-2008 Hall, Frederick, 1898-1982 Still, Verna Arvey, 1910-1987
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