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American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Part 5, Interview with Toni Anderson, Music Historian, 5 of 5
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Part 5 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 18 mins
Toni Anderson Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religio...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Part 5 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 18 mins
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Toni Anderson Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than a...
Toni Anderson Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than anyone could have imagined.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Person Discussed
Toni Anderson, fl. 1999, Isaac P. Dickerson, 1850-1900, Frederick J. Loudin, 1836-1904
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Expatriates, Vocal groups, Music careers, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Religion and Belief Systems, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans
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© 2000-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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