The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has existed for over one hundred years. How many of its musicians, in that time, have been African-Americans?
One.
And in what year was that musician hired by the orchestra?
2002.
That is simply amazing to me. More on it here, courtesy Norman Lebrecht.
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