The New Song That Saved a School
In the autumn of 1871, nine young Black singers left Nashville, Tennessee, with almost nothing — no money, no reputation, and a school on the...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 98.
In the autumn of 1871, nine young Black singers left Nashville, Tennessee, with almost nothing — no money, no reputation, and a school on the verge of closing its doors. The Fisk Jubilee Singers were former slaves and children of slaves, students at Fisk University, a fledgling institution that could not pay its bills. Their director, George White, gambled everything on a concert tour north.…
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