A New Song That Crossed the Ocean
In October 1871, nine young singers — most of them former slaves — left Nashville, Tennessee with empty pockets and voices shaped by suffering. The...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 98:1-4.
In October 1871, nine young singers — most of them former slaves — left Nashville, Tennessee with empty pockets and voices shaped by suffering. The Fisk Jubilee Singers set out to save their struggling university, and they carried with them the spirituals: songs their parents and grandparents had forged in the crucible of bondage, melodies that testified to a God who delivers.…
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