e information was on Price herself, but there were moments that Jackson elaborated on rather insignificant topics or people. For example, when Jackson would mention someone who had made an influence on Price’s life or musical career, she would go into information overload about that person. I can understand that she may want to make the biography seem more personal, but there is no need to give a mini-biography on every person who was of some importance in Price’s life. It is understandable and expectable that the writer provides historical background on Price’s parents and relatives, but not necessarily specific details on the life attributes of a school friend or teacher. It takes the focus away from the primary object of the article – Florence. Jackson’s emphasis is mainly on the life and attributes of Florence Price in conjunction with what is going on within the cultural world that she was raised in. At the start of her article, Jackson formulates a foundation that allows for the reader to be able to get a sense of the Smith family’s personal history as well as a general historical background. Following these important facts about her family’s upbringing was the introduction of Florence’s outstanding accomplishments in music, beginning with the print of her first composition at age eleven. From there on, the article was filled with references about her educational background, jobs she acquired, prizes won and received, performances of her music, and personal quotes about where she got the inspiration for her music. Jackson includes personal incidents that had a huge effect on Florence’s attempt to gain educational knowledge of music. One particular incident had to do with the unfortunate problem of racism in America. Jackson acknowledged that, “Mrs. Smith, in an apparent resolve to protect her talented daughter as best she could from racism, decided to have Florence ̶...
