Dett Becomes Director of Music at Bennett College
Poet involved
What happened
Robert Nathaniel Dett took his final teaching position as Director of Music at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. He held this post until shortly before his death, continuing to shape young Black musicians through choral training.
Literary impact
This late-career post allowed Dett to continue his lifelong pedagogical mission at another historically Black institution, extending his influence to a new generation of students in North Carolina during the final years of his life.
Source: Wikipedia
