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- Collection: A Message of Inclusion, A History of Exclusion: Racial Injustice at the Peabody Institute
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Photograph of the Class of 1953
Paul A. Brent, the first African-American student to enroll at the Peabody Conservatory, graduated with a Teacher’s Certificate in Piano in the class of 1953. In this photo, he is second from the right on the back row.
Photograph of Wilmer Wise at Druid Hill Park
Trumpet player Wilmer Wise was the first African-American faculty member at the Peabody Institute and the first African-American member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Potential Preparatory Branches
Although the Conservatory had accepted Paul Brent as the first African-American student to officially enroll at Peabody in 1949, the Preparatory still did not accept black students. In 1951, when they were considering neighborhoods for new branches,…
Preparatory Program featuring Audrey Cyrus McCallum
Audrey Cyrus McCallum was the first African-American student to enroll at the Peabody Preparatory, and this is a program from what was likely her first recital at Peabody.
Report from Reginald Stewart to the Peabody Board of Trustees
In his report to be presented to the Peabody Board of Trustees at their June 1954 meeting, Reginald Stewart included this lengthy statement on the acceptance of African-American students to the Institute.
Request for Use of School Building
Request from the Peabody Preparatory to use the auditorium at Baltimore City School No. 112 for a pedagogy class for African-American music teachers.
Response from Henry Callard to William L. Marbury
In this letter, Henry Callard, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees and the Conservatory Committee, responds to William Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.
Response from Charles R. Austrian to William L. Marbury
In this letter, Charles R. Austrian, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees and the Conservatory Committee, responds to William Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.
Response from Douglas H. Gordon to William L. Marbury
In this letter, Douglas H. Gordon, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees, responds to William L. Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory. Gordon was the only trustee who did not agree to admit…
Response from F. Grainger Marburg to William L. Marbury
In this letter, F. Grainger Marburg, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees, responds to William L. Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.