1880 - 1956
Zelia N. Breaux American Educator
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| Birthday |
6th February, 1880
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| Birthplace |
Jefferson City, Missouri
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| Died |
31st October, 1956
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| Place of Death |
Guthrie, Oklahoma
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Music teacher
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| Occupation |
Educator
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| Year(s) Active |
1898–1948
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Zelia N. Breaux (February 6, 1880 – October 31, 1956) was an American music instructor and musician who played the trumpet, violin and piano. She organized the first music department at Langston University in Oklahoma and the school's first orchestra. As the Supervisor of Music for the segregated African American schools in Oklahoma City, Breaux organized bands, choral groups and orchestras, establishing a music teacher in each school in the district. She had a wide influence on many musicians including Charlie Christian and Jimmy Rushing, as well as novelist Ralph Ellison. Breaux was the first woman president of the Oklahoma Association of Negro Teachers and was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma YWCA Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City/County Historical Society made a posthumous presentation of its Pathmaker Award to Breaux in 2017.
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