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SPIRITUALS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

Authors :
Defrates, Lewis
Source :
History Today; Oct2024, Vol. 74 Issue 10, p62-71, 10p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The article highlights the success of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a choir of African Americans that toured Great Britain from 1873 to 1874 hoping to raise money for Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Credit is given to the American Missionary Association for its promotional strategy for the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Focus is given on the group's renditions of popular hymns, secular songs and slave songs that became known as spirituals, as well as their campaign against American racism.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00182753
Volume :
74
Issue :
10
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
History Today
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
179540508