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Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (May 25, 1849 – June 14, 1908) was an American pianist and composer. He had numerous original compositions published and had a lengthy and largely successful performing career throughout the United States.
Oct 18, 2019 · Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908), born blind and enslaved, was a musical prodigy who began performing as early as 6 years old. Kate Patterson for The Washington Post via Getty Images....
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Mar 3, 2021 · March 3, 2021. Charity Wiggins, a slave on a Georgia plantation, was 48 in May 1849, when she gave birth to a baby boy. The child, whom she named Thomas, was born blind, and Charity...
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Feb 13, 2008 · Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849 to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in Columbus, Georgia. Young Tom was fascinated by music and ...
Tom Wiggin (born July 6, 1955) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for creating the role of nefarious businessman Kirk Anderson on the long-running soap opera As the World Turns.
Aug 4, 2023 · One year before the civil war, Wiggins became the first African American to perform at the White House, playing in front of President James Buchanan in 1860. Wiggins would have been just 11 years old. During the war, Wiggins’ talents were reportedly used to raise money for the confederacy.
Jan 26, 2018 · You just saw a concert by Thomas Wiggins, the highest-paid piano player in the 19th century. Wiggins’ story is amazing because he not only rose up out of slavery, but he was also blind his entire life. The son of two slaves, Blind Tom was born in Columbus, Ga., in 1850.
