Historically Black
The Fiddler who Charmed Missouri
A young musician and actor discovers that his great, great grandfather was Bill Driver, a celebrated fiddler in Missouri.
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A young musician and actor discovers that his great, great grandfather was Bill Driver, a celebrated fiddler in Missouri.
Family members recall how his fiddle playing often brought blacks and whites together at country dances and fiddle contests, and describe his legacy today.
The family's story also highlights the complicated nature of inter-racial mixing in the Jim Crow era.
From The Washington Post: He went searching for his roots, and found the most popular black fiddler in 1920s Missouri