They were also regulars performing throughout night-clubs as a duet in New York City. For many years Price didn’t have a name for herself because of her age, she was just simply known as the wife of William Warfield. In 1952, Warfield and Price decided to divorce. The two never had any children, although they always wanted to. Warfield says they were going in different paths in their professional careers, and they didn’t want to hinder each other. However, they remained very close friends throughout their careers. Early career setbacks for Mr. Warfield, were the limitations placed upon African Americans, who at that time could not aspire to an operatic career. He experienced a lot of racism, when he would go to perform away from home, he would not be allowed to stay at hotels. On an interview he did with the Buffalo News in 1980, he stated “ I walked into a restaurant and was told ‘we don’t serve blacks here’”. He also said “in the South, I knew and didn’t go. In the North, you were not told you were not wanted, but their attitude told you”. These experiences would hinder him from performing at the big venues where his Caucasian schoolmates from Eastman would get to
They were also regulars performing throughout night-clubs as a duet in New York City. For many years Price didn’t have a name for herself because of her age, she was just simply known as the wife of William Warfield. In 1952, Warfield and Price decided to divorce. The two never had any children, although they always wanted to. Warfield says they were going in different paths in their professional careers, and they didn’t want to hinder each other. However, they remained very close friends throughout their careers. Early career setbacks for Mr. Warfield, were the limitations placed upon African Americans, who at that time could not aspire to an operatic career. He experienced a lot of racism, when he would go to perform away from home, he would not be allowed to stay at hotels. On an interview he did with the Buffalo News in 1980, he stated “ I walked into a restaurant and was told ‘we don’t serve blacks here’”. He also said “in the South, I knew and didn’t go. In the North, you were not told you were not wanted, but their attitude told you”. These experiences would hinder him from performing at the big venues where his Caucasian schoolmates from Eastman would get to