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Tom Wiggins, 1880. Thomas " Blind Tom " Wiggins (May 25, 1849 – June 14, 1908) was an American pianist and composer. [1] He had numerous original compositions published and had a lengthy and largely successful performing career throughout the United States. During the 19th century, Wiggins was one of the best-known American performing ...
Mar 3, 2021 · By Anthony Tommasini. March 3, 2021. Charity Wiggins, a slave on a Georgia plantation, was 48 in May 1849, when she gave birth to a baby boy. The child, whom she named Thomas, was born blind, and ...
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Thomas Greene Wiggins (1849-1908) was a former slave and indentured servant who began playing piano by the age of four and became one of the most celebrated musicians of the Civil War era. Thomas was born autistic and without sight on May 25, 1849 to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, two Georgia plantation slaves owned by Wiley Edward Jones.
Mar 5, 2000 · Tom was born blind, the son of slaves, in May 1849, and before he was 2 he was purchased along with his parents, Charity and Mingo Wiggins, by James Neil Bethune, a prominent Georgia lawyer and ...
Aug 4, 2023 · American composer and pianist Thomas Wiggins (born Thomas Greene) was born in 1849 on the Wiley Edward Jones Plantation in Harris County, Georgia, America. Shortly after his birth, Wiggins, who was blind and had undiagnosed autism, was sold along with the rest of his family at a discount price due to a new owner, lawyer, General James Neil ...
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Feb 13, 2008 · Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849 to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in Columbus, Georgia. Young Tom was fascinated by music and ...
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May 25, 2016 · Blind from birth and born into the Maafa (slavery), Wiggins became well known for his piano virtuosity. Though undiagnosed at the time, it is likely that he was autistic or an autistic savant as well. Thomas Greene Wiggins was born near Columbus on May 25, 1849, to Charity and Domingo Wiggins. Domingo Wiggins, a field enslaved person, and his ...
