Mattiwilda Dobbs
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@ New Georgia Encyclopedia
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Portrait of Mattiwilda Dobbs, an Atlanta, Georgia native and the first African American to sing at La Scala in Milan, Italy. She is shown wearing an off-the-shoulder gown and necklace. She looks upward and smiles.Dobbs was the first black woman to be offered a long-term contract by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York.
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New Georgia Encyclopedia
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Digital Library of Georgia
