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Scott Joplin: An Ex-Slavery Generation

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Scott Joplin was born November 24 1868. Scott Joplin was the second of the six children born to Giles Joplin and Florence Givins near Linden, Texas. Scott Joplin was an ex-slave from North Carolina and Givins from Kentucky, a Free born African American.The first post – slavery generation of the African Americans was represented clearly during the birth of Scott Joplin.

When Joplin was seven years old, the family moved over to Texarkana where Giles was employed as a railroad employee and Florence took up cleaning and laundry washing as a source of additional income for the family.

The family had a musical setup that started Joplin’s passion for music. Giles knew how to play the violin and trained him and his brothers on the same.

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