Dorothy Maynor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1979
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1939
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Hampton_Institute
gptkb:Westminster_Choir_School
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Handel_Medallion
Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan School of Music
Honorary Doctorate from Hartt School of Music
Honorary Doctorate from Oberlin College
Honorary Doctorate from Westminster Choir College
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-09-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-02-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:West_Chester,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Harlem_School_of_the_Arts
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorothy Maynor
gptkbp:influenced Harlem arts community
gptkbp:knownFor concert performances
music education advocacy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Delta_Sigma_Theta_Sorority
gptkbp:notableAchievement first African-American to sing at a presidential inauguration
gptkbp:notableWork founding Harlem School of the Arts
gptkbp:occupation soprano
concert singer
arts administrator
gptkbp:performedAt inaugurations of Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rev._Shelby_Rooks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harlem_School_of_the_Arts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6