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NPR | By Tom Huizenga

Published June 20, 2019 at 12:01 PM CDT

Singer and actor Paul Robeson, photographed in 1942.

Updated February 26, 2026 at 8:34 AM CST

Updated Feb. 26, 2026: To celebrate Black history, step back in time to the artists who paved the way for future generations – from singers Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson and Dorothy Maynor to composers William Grant Still, Florence Price, Duke Ellington and Margaret Bonds.

Need a deep discovery experience? Try 1,000 years of music in this playlist from NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga, which explores everything from new releases to old favorites, and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

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Tom Huizenga

Tom Huizenga is a producer for NPR Music. He contributes a wide range of stories about classical music to NPR's news programs and is the classical music reviewer for All Things Considered. He appears regularly on NPR Music podcasts and founded NPR's classical music blog Deceptive Cadence in 2010.