Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield Biography

Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield biography

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NAME: Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
OCCUPATION: Singer
BIRTH DATE: c. 1817
DEATH DATE: March 31, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH: Natchez, Mississippi
PLACE OF DEATH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Originally: Elizabeth Taylor

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The beautiful singing voice of freed slave Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield delighted listeners like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Queen Victoria.

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Slave Elizabeth Taylor was freed by her mistress as a young woman, but chose to stay with her and study singing. She took the family's name, Greenfield, as her own. In 1851, she performed in major northern cities, raising enough money to tour London. She sang for Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace in 1854. Greenfield then settled in Philadelphia as a voice teacher, giving occasional concerts.