Scott Joplin

By Janet Hubbard-Brown

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Biography, Ragtime music, History and criticism, Composers, Composers, juvenile literature

Description: As the son of a former slave, a musical pioneer, and a posthumous winner of a Pulitzer Prize, composer Scott Joplin fought a lifelong campaign to have ragtime music accepted by the American public. This biography includes information about Joplin's accomplishments.