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Emma Azalia Hackley, also known as E. Azalia Hackley and Azalia Smith Hackley (1867–1922), was a concert soprano, newspaper editor, teacher, and political activist. An African American, she promoted racial pride through her support and promotion of music education for African Americans.
Mar 27, 2017 · Forced to close the school by the white community there, the Smith family moved to Detroit, Michigan. Here, Azalia Smith, the first Black student to attend her public school, developed her prodigious musical gift—taking violin, piano, and singing lessons—and contributed to her family’s income by singing and playing piano at high school ...
The music program at Hackley promotes an appreciation for music as a discipline and as a vehicle for personal expression across all grade levels, providing students of all levels of interest and ability to hone their musical skills through participation in Band, Vocal, and Strings.
Emma Azalia Smith Hackley championed the use of African American spirituals among the African American people as a tool for social change. Her efforts laid the groundwork for using spirituals as freedom songs during the early 20th-century American Civil Rights Movement.
After graduating from high school with honors, Hackley worked her way through Washington Normal School by giving piano lessons. She then taught grade school for eight years, while she continued with her music studies and sang with the Detroit Musical Society, the finest choral group in the city.
Oct 3, 2012 · The E. Azalia Hackley Collection of Negro Music, Dance, and Drama was established at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library in 1943. The collection consists of sheet music, books, recordings, photos, and other materials relating to the history of African Americans in the performing arts.
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The Detroit Electronic Music Archive (DEMA) began in June 2005 in Detroit, Michigan. It is housed in the Detroit Public Library. It is curated by Barbara Martin at the E. Azalia Hackley Collection.
