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(Created page with "== Early Life == Scott Joplin was born in the late 1860s in Northeast Texas. His exact birthdate and location are not known, but it is believed he was born in 1867 or 1868, near Linden, Texas. His father, Giles Joplin, was a former slave, and his mother, Florence Givens, was a freeborn African American woman. Joplin was the second of six children. Joplin's family moved to Texarkana when he was a young child. His parents were musical, and they encouraged their children t...") |
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Joplin's family moved to Texarkana when he was a young child. His parents were musical, and they encouraged their children to play music. Joplin's mother cleaned houses for a living, and she would often take him along with her. He would play the piano in the homes where she worked, and this is how he received his first music lessons. | Joplin's family moved to Texarkana when he was a young child. His parents were musical, and they encouraged their children to play music. Joplin's mother cleaned houses for a living, and she would often take him along with her. He would play the piano in the homes where she worked, and this is how he received his first music lessons. | ||
[[Image:Detail-146109.jpg|thumb|center|A young African American boy playing a piano in a home setting.]] | |||
== Musical Education == | == Musical Education == | ||