A Life of Song: The Story of Ella Jenkins
Ty-Juana Taylor
This biography traces Ella Jenkins’s life in children’s music. Growing up in segregated Chicago, she finds an early passion for music and sees its potential to connect people. Her career is shaped by the struggle for equality and by musical influences including Cab Calloway. The account follows her work from those early experiences through cross-country touring, showing how she used children’s music to bring people together during a period of division.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
