Newport Gardner

Newport Gardner
Born
Occramer Marycoo

c. 1746
African continent
Died1826
Liberia
OccupationComposer

Newport Gardner (born Occramer Marycoo, c. 1746–1826) was an African American singing school master and composer. He was an early proponent of the Back-to-Africa movement.

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