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- The newly married Azalia Smith Hackley enrolled in the Denver University School of Music and when she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts from the music school in 1900, she was the first Black student to do so.
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Hackley learned to play the piano at age three and took voice and violin lessons as a child. [3] She was the first African American student to attend public school there. She sang and played piano at high school dances, which contributed to the Smith family's income. [2]
Mar 27, 2017 · The newly married Azalia Smith Hackley enrolled in the Denver University School of Music and when she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts from the music school in 1900, she was the first Black student to do so.
Jun 30, 2008 · Emma Azalia Smith Hackley was an African American singer and Denver political activist born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1867. Her parents, business owners Henry and Corilla Smith, moved to Detroit where she attended Washington Normal School, graduating in 1886.
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.
Nov 1, 2012 · She completed teacher training at Detroit's Washington Normal School and taught in the local public school system for several years. In 1900 she became the first African American to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver School of Music.
She graduated from Capital High School in 1886 and got a teaching certificate a year later. Smith taught at Clinton Elementary School from 1887 to 1894. She became a member of the Detroit Musical Society, played in a Black orchestra, and performed voice recitals in the area.
On June 29, 1867, Emma Azalia Smith was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, her parents were Henry B. and Corilla Smith. Henry worked as a blacksmith while Corilla was a school teacher and taught singing lessons. Corilla founded a school for formerly enslaved people and their children.
