William Levi Dawson - American Music Educator

William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) overcame adversity and Jim Crow racism to become a composer, choral arranger, conductor, and professor of music. Mark Hugh Malone tells the fascinating tale of Dawson’s early life, quest for education, rise to success at the Tuskegee Institute, achievement of notoriety as a composer, and retirement years.