Lulu Vere Childers

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Lulu Vere Childers
Born(1870-02-28)February 28, 1870
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
DiedMarch 6, 1946(1946-03-06) (aged 76)
Howell, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOberlin Conservatory of Music
OccupationEducator

Lulu Vere Childers (February 28, 1870 – March 6, 1946)[1] was an African-American music educator.

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Handel's Messiah in 1919.[4] She was musical director of the university from 1905 until 1942.[5] She was a friend of singer Marian Anderson.[3]

She died in 1946 in Howell, Michigan. Lulu Vere Childers Hall, named in her honor, is located in the Division of Fine Arts building at Howard University.

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