Marie Selika Williams
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Marie Selika Williams was an American coloratura soprano. She was the first Black artist to perform in the White House.
Madame Selika as photographed by Maud Cuney Hare
Natchez, Mississippi
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Natchez is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisia
Marie Selika Williams
…c. 1849 – May 19, 1937) was an American coloratura soprano. She was the first Black artist to perform in the White House. She was born Marie Smith in Natchez, Mississippi, around 1849. After she was born, her family moved to Cincinnati, where a wealthy white family funded voice lessons for her. She moved to San Francisco…
Pearl Street, Natchez
Steamboat Natchez operating out of New Orleans