Harry T. Burleigh Society

This quote truly transcends time and still feels relevant to today. It is from a proposed letter to Washington’s NAACP president from Dr. Woodson. #cartergwoodson #blackhistory365 #blackhistorymonth

We celebrate black classical musicianship everyday and especially during Black History Month✊🏾🖤💛. 📸Source: Jean E. Snyder, "Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance" page 208. Photo courtesy of the Burleigh family. #bhm#harrytburleigh

🕊️🖤 📸 source: @NMAAHC Howard Simmons, Johnson Publishing Company Archive, Courtesy Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Smithsonian Institution.

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary It's our Twitterversary! #HTBS

Happy New Year!!! 🎉🥂. #happynewyear #holidayseason2021 #htbsociety #celebration

From us at The Burleigh Society - Merry Christmas! We hope your Christmas is special and filled with good things 🎁💛🎄. #christmas2021 #htbsociety

It's Christmas Eve and we are still in the Christmas spirit, listening to Christmas spirituals. 🔉 on to listen to "Rise up shepherd and follow" performed by Kathleen Battle and The Boys Choir of Harlem, arranged by Robert Sadin. #kathleenbattle #theboyschoirofharlem

Proudly carrying on HTB’s legacy. ✊ #harrytburleigh #htbs #blackcomposers

🔊Sound on! Christmas listening for you💛 "Behold that Star" arranged by H.T. Burleigh and performed by @AignerJonathan #johnathanaigner #christmasspiritual

💛🖤 Source: @blackarchivesco Handsworth, Birmingham. Self-portraits from the @handsworthselfportrait project by Brian Homer, Derek Bishton, and John Reardon (1979)

Press play to listen to "Go Tell it on the Mountain/Go Tell it on de mountains" arranged by H.T. Burleigh performed by @dashonburton. #dashonburton #blackexcellence

"Lament," the debut CD of Baritone @SidneyOutlaw is available for preorder! With pianist Warren Jones, Outlaw continues his championing of Burleigh in this recording. Don't miss it! emithastudios.limitedrun.com/categories/sid… #sidneyoutlaw #warrenjones

Celebrating Baritone Burleigh's birthday in his own words "feverently with joy". 🎉💛 Harry T. Burleigh, Composer Christina Rossetti, Text Source: @librarycongress #Harrytburleigh #birthday

We're still celebrating Burleigh and all of his works. Harry T. Burleigh, Composer Frank L. Stanton, Text Source: @librarycongress

The holidays are a time to be thankful and we're thankful for Burleigh and all of his works! Harry T. Burleigh, Composer Mary Blackwell Sterling, Text Source: @librarycongress

Surrounded by love💛🍂 📸 source: @GParksFound Untitled (Dr. Kenneth Clark), Harlem, New York, 1947 #thankful #gordonparksfoundation

God bless our young black kings at all cost 📸 @GParksFound Untitled, Washington, D.C., 1942⁠ #gordonparksfoundation #blackculture

Happy Veteran's Day to all of our Veterans! We salute and appreciate you. 📸 source: Gordon Parks Foundation, Untitled (Squadron Leader Lt. Robert Tresville), Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1943 #veteransday #blackhistory #gordonparksfoundation #gordonparksphotography

Happy Election Day! Press play to listen to "Go Down Moses", performed by Baritone Steven Kirby and Pianist Kamel Boutros arranged by Harry T. Burleigh. #stevenkirby #kamelboutros #godownmoses #htbsociety