# Music and Some Highly Musical People

Author: Trotter, James M., 1842-1892

Genre: Music

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28056

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## Summary

About this book: James Monroe Trotter (1842-1892) was born into slavery in Mississippi. His mother escaped with Trotter and his brother via the Underground Railroad, and they settled in Cincinnati, where Trotter became a teacher. He moved to Boston and fought in the Civil War, becoming the first African-American to achieve the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Union Army. He later became the first African-American to be employed by the U.S. Post Office, but resigned in protest when discrimination prevented his promotion. His _Music and Some Highly Musical People,_ written in 1878, is said to be the first comprehensive study of music written in the United States. In 1887, President Clevelan...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/26/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/music-and-some-highly-musical-people-28056/chapters/27/index.md)