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‘Proudest Moment of Being an American:' What Made Purnell Steen Return to Music
Purnell Steen, a classical jazz pianist who struggled against bias against Black musicians as a student, recalls the moment that made him decide to return to music.
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‘Negros Don't Perform Classical Music:' Fighting Bias in Music While Black
Purnell Steen talks about the bias Black students faced in the 1960s trying to pursue classical music and how they continue to be discriminated against in all other aspects of their education at the dawn of the civil rights era.