%PDF-1.6
%
1 0 obj
<>
endobj
2 0 obj
<>stream
2023-05-30T19:39:21-05:00
2023-05-30T19:39:21-05:00
2023-05-30T19:39:21-05:00
Adobe Acrobat 23.0
application/pdf
file:///192.168.19.4/Company/HM%20Interviews/Finding%20Aids/EAC/html/A2004_241_EAC.html
uuid:8fb1542c-a781-46b7-bdcf-03eb31ea3ffb
uuid:472251a9-458a-40ea-958e-350688558bf1
Acrobat Web Capture 15.0
endstream
endobj
5 0 obj
<>
endobj
6 0 obj
<>
endobj
3 0 obj
<>
endobj
7 0 obj
<>
endobj
8 0 obj
<>
endobj
14 0 obj
<>>>
endobj
15 0 obj
<>
endobj
16 0 obj
<>
endobj
18 0 obj
[17 0 R 17 0 R]
endobj
19 0 obj
[17 0 R 17 0 R]
endobj
17 0 obj
<><>]/P 15 0 R/Pg 12 0 R/S/Article>>
endobj
12 0 obj
<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/StructParents 0/Type/Page>>
endobj
20 0 obj
<>stream
BT
/Artifact <>BDC
/TT0 1 Tf
9 0 0 9 5 5 Tm
(file:///192.168.19.4/Company/HM%20Interviews/Finding%20Aids/EAC/html/A20\
04_241_EAC.html)Tj
40.888 0 Td
([5/30/2023 7:39:21 PM])Tj
EMC
ET
1 g
10 36 591.75 729.75 re
f
/Article <>BDC
EMC
BT
/Article <>BDC
0 g
/TT1 1 Tf
27 0 0 27 85 667.5 Tm
(Biographical Description for The)Tj
0 -1.167 TD
(HistoryMakers\256 Video Oral History)Tj
0 -1.167 TD
(with Raoul Abdul)Tj
0.298 0.471 0.494 rg
/TT0 1 Tf
6 0 0 6 503.7432 579 Tm
(PERSON)Tj
0 g
22.5 0 0 22.5 85 555.75 Tm
(Abdul, )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(R)Tj
EMC
(aoul)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
14.25 0 0 14.25 85 537 Tm
(Alternative Names: )Tj
/TT0 1 Tf
/Span<>> BDC
12 0 0 12 206.8765 537 Tm
(R)Tj
EMC
(aoul Abdul;)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
14.25 0 0 14.25 85 510.75 Tm
(Life Dates: )Tj
/TT0 1 Tf
/Span<>> BDC
12 0 0 12 155.4359 510.75 Tm
(N)Tj
EMC
(ovember 7, 1929-January 15, 2010)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
14.25 0 0 14.25 85 484.5 Tm
(Place of Birth: )Tj
/TT0 1 Tf
12 0 0 12 177.2006 484.5 Tm
(Cleveland, )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(O)Tj
EMC
(hio, U)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(S)Tj
EMC
(A)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
14.25 0 0 14.25 85 458.25 Tm
(Residence: )Tj
/TT0 1 Tf
/Span<>> BDC
12 0 0 12 154.2531 458.25 Tm
(N)Tj
EMC
(ew York, )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(N)Tj
EMC
(ew York)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
14.25 0 0 14.25 85 432 Tm
(Occupations: )Tj
/TT0 1 Tf
12 0 0 12 169.3171 432 Tm
(Classical )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(S)Tj
EMC
(inger)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
14.25 0 0 14.25 85 405.75 Tm
(Biographical Note)Tj
/TT0 1 Tf
12 0 0 12 103 378.75 Tm
(Classical singer, author and former assistant to the legendary poet and \
writer Langston)Tj
0 -1.125 TD
(Hughes, )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(R)Tj
EMC
(aoul Abdul was born in Cleveland, )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(O)Tj
EMC
(hio on )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(N)Tj
EMC
(ovember 7, 1929. Abdul\222s)Tj
T*
(father)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
2.582 0 Td
(was from Calcutta, India, and his mother was able to trace her ancestry \
back to)Tj
-2.582 -1.125 Td
(the)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(pre-)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(R)Tj
EMC
(evolutionary War period. Abdul attended John Hay High )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(S)Tj
EMC
(chool, and later)Tj
T*
(earned)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(a diploma from the Vienna Academy of Music. He also studied at Harvard)Tj
T*
(University,)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(the )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(N)Tj
EMC
(ew )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(S)Tj
EMC
(chool for )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(S)Tj
EMC
(ocial )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(R)Tj
EMC
(esearch, the Cleveland Institute of Music, )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(N)Tj
EMC
(ew)Tj
T*
(York College)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
5.666 0 Td
(of Music and the Mannes College of Music.)Tj
-5.666 -2.125 Td
(Abdul was involved in theater from an early age, participating in childr\
en\222s theater)Tj
T*
(productions by age six. Following graduation from high school, he began \
working as)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
34.245 0 Td
(a)Tj
-34.245 -1.125 Td
(journalist for the Cleveland Call & )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(P)Tj
EMC
(ost, and in 1951, at the age of twenty-two,)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
31.827 0 Td
(he)Tj
-31.827 -1.125 Td
(relocated to )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(N)Tj
EMC
(ew York City. There, he began studying music, and sang with such)Tj
T*
(notables as William Warfield and Marian Anderson. During this time, Abdu\
l was a)Tj
T*
(founding)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(director of the Coffeehouse Concerts in Harlem, and was a singer in a nu\
mber)Tj
T*
(of performances,)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
7.024 0 Td
(including shows at Carnegie Hall. In 1961, Abdul became the literary)Tj
-7.024 -1.125 Td
(assistant and)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
5.333 0 Td
(close friend to writer Langston Hughes, and he remained so until Hughes\222\
)Tj
-5.333 -1.125 Td
(death in)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
3.443 0 Td
(1967.)Tj
-3.443 -2.125 Td
(In 1970, Abdul published his first book, 3000 Years of Black )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(P)Tj
EMC
(oetry with author Alan)Tj
T*
(Lomax. )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(O)Tj
EMC
(ver the next few years, he published several more volumes, including The\
)Tj
T*
(Magic)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(of Black )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(P)Tj
EMC
(oetry, Famous Black )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(E)Tj
EMC
(ntertainers of Today, and Blacks in Classical)Tj
T*
(Music.)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(Abdul gave private voice lessons in his home in )Tj
/Span<>> BDC
(N)Tj
EMC
(ew York, based on the)Tj
T*
(Austrian singing)Tj
/Span<>> BDC
( )Tj
EMC
(technique learned while studying in Vienna.)Tj
0 -2.125 TD
(Abdul passed away on January 15, 2010 at the age of 80.)Tj
EMC
ET
endstream
endobj
21 0 obj
<>
endobj
22 0 obj
(b\nqs[k:K)
endobj
23 0 obj
<>
endobj
24 0 obj
<>
endobj
27 0 obj
<>
endobj
28 0 obj
<>stream
H\n0E
/E3"$
Ģh&D&,[u|cbb?G}챏]
`G3/mSmh
]]p`?u2[w!ܛ=u!d~o_o88ٙ]lk35`a|?tͿ7~`