Dorothy Leigh Maynor joined the ancestors (Sept 3 1910- Feb 19, 1996). Soprano, concert singer, founder of the Harlem School of the Arts, 1st African–American to sing at a presidential inauguration, performing at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala (1949).
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"Dorothy Leigh Maynor, Concert Singer, Arts School Founder." Historianspeaks, February 26, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/dorothy-leigh-maynor-concert-singer-arts-school-founder.
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