Princeton museum pays tribute to 19th century Black composer
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
Morven Museum and Garden in Princeton will present a tribute to Black composer Francis Johnson s music in an online program noon Tuesday, Feb. 16. This image, Francis Johnson, is from the New York Public Library Digital Collections.Collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia/morven.org
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Morven Museum and Garden in Princeton will host a virtual Black History Month tribute to composer Francis Johnson noon on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Colonialism and its legacies, including slavery, were a part of the lives of several generations of the Stockton family at Morven. For Black History month, Independent scholar John Burkhalter and pianist Sheldon Eldridge will explore the link between Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) the “Commodore,” and the free black composer Francis “Frank” Johnson.