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Written by Randye L. Jones for www.afrovoices.com
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Tenor and composer Roland Hayes was born in Curryville, Georgia, on June 3, 1887. His parents, William and Fanny Hayes, were ex-slaves who worked as tenant farmers to raise their seven children. When William Hayes died from a work-related injury in 1898, Fanny--who Roland called Angel Mo'--moved her family to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Because he had to help support his family, young Hayes was only ...
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