John Malveaux: New York Times: "Born a slave in Georgia...Thomas Wiggins (1849-1908)" became an internationally recognized performer

John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com writes:

See New York Times article about composers of African descent. Slave Blind Tom Wiggins became an internationally recognized performer. By 1868 Tom toured the United States and Canada. He earned an average of $50,000 annually for the Bethune family in Virginia.  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/arts/music/black-composers-classical-music.html?fbclid=IwAR3xX7mA4oaJ4G3HJrnLLxjeqFcpZBkVWqY91RdMl07O5DxKwXii76bE7xw