Feb 02, 2016 by admin - 0 Comments
Who is Eunice Waymon?
Eunice Waymon, aka, Nina Simone’s involvement in civil rights was spurred by an incident at her first classical piano recital at age 12. During the recital, her parents sat in seats in the front of the building to see her play, but were told to move to the back to make way for white guests. She wasn’t having that though. The young girl refused to perform until her parents were moved back to the front. As she got older, she said that incident influenced her to get active in the civil right’s movement. In the end, Simone’s music and presence were very influential in it. Ahhh, to be young, gifted and black. – http://madamenoire.com
Did you also know she was Eastern Carolina Native, Tyron or the New Bern area…
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