num_pages: 103
description: As the son of a former slave, a musical pioneer, and a posthumous winner of a Pulitzer Prize, composer Scott Joplin fought a lifelong campaign to have ragtime music accepted by the American public. This biography includes information about Joplin's accomplishments.
language: English
title: Scott Joplin: Composer (Black Americans of Achievement
titlecomplete: Scott Joplin: Composer (Black Americans of Achievement (Hardcover))
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Chelsea House Publications