Historically Black
Historically Black
APM Reports & The Washington Post
The Fiddler who Charmed Missouri
22 minutes Posted Oct 10, 2016 at 5:00 am.
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A young musician and actor discovers that his great, great grandfather was Bill Driver, a celebrated fiddler in Missouri. Family members recall how his fiddle playing often brought blacks and whites together at country dances and fiddle contests, and describe his legacy today. The family's story also highlights the complicated nature of inter-racial mixing in the Jim Crow era.