The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Perform the Spirituals and Save Their University
Black History in Two Minutes (or so)09/20/19 • 2 min
Fisk University was founded in Nashville, Tenn. in 1866. As an institution for African-American students, their first years of inception were pivotal. In 1871, while facing serious financial concerns, the school’s treasurer and music teacher decided to create a tour with a choir known as the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
09/20/19 • 2 min
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