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December 2nd

1 event recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1923
    The Rise

    Roland Hayes recital at Carnegie Hall

    Tenor Roland Hayes, son of a formerly enslaved Georgia woman, sings a recital of German lieder and spirituals at Carnegie Hall before a sold-out, integrated audience. He is the first Black American man to headline the venue, six years after his 1917 Symphony Hall debut in Boston.

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