An historical highway marker honoring the great African American soprano Sissieretta Jones, also known as the “Black Patti,” was dedicated Oct. 12, 2014 in Portsmouth, VA, the city of her birth. The marker, issued by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and...
Sometimes treasures are hidden in plain view and go unnoticed for years. Such was the case in 2013 when Ray Rickman and Robb Dimmick found a box in a storage bin of items belonging to the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society in Providence. When they opened the box,...
The life of Sissieretta Jones (also known as the Black Patti) is highlighted this month in the latest issue of Rhode Island History, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Rhode Island Historical Society. Her picture, which appears on a Black Patti poster owned by...
On February 7, 2014, I gave a 30-minute lecture about the famous soprano Sissieretta Jones, also known as the “Black Patti.” It was sponsored by the University of South Carolina Libraries and held at the Thomas Coooper Library on the USC Campus. In...
The University of South Carolina Libraries is hosting a program Thursday, February 20, 2014, 5:30 p.m. about the great soprano Sissieretta Jones. Maureen D. Lee, author of Sissieretta Jones, “The Greatest Singer of Her Race,” 1868-1933, will speak about...
