Harry T. Burleigh

Erie County · dedicated 2019 · E. 6th St. just E of French St., Erie

Eminent African American baritone, composer, editor, and pioneer arranger. Protégé of Dvorák, he set to music poems by Dunbar, Hughes, Whitman, and others. Burleigh arranged “Deep River” and many other spirituals, which he championed as “America’s only original and distinctive style of music.” Through his successful career and work to advance social justice, he shaped the character of American music and culture. He was born on East 3rd St.

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