United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Simpson, Robert Kirk2010-04-09Encyclopedia article about Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins, one of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century. He was an African American musician and composer. Blind from birth and born into slavery, Wiggins became well known for his piano virtuosity. Though undiagnosed at the time, it is likely that he was autistic as well.engForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia EncyclopediaPianists--United States--BiographyComposers--United States--BiographyAfrican American musicians--BiographyThomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908)Text