NPR’s All Things Considered had a segment on Friday celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Fisk Jubilee Singers at Fisk University during the Reconstruction Era. The Historically Black College was founded during the Reconstruction Era and the Jubilee Singers were the school’s musically ambassadors. Use the player below to listen to the segment.
Note: Feature illustration shows the Fisk Jubilee Singers Quartet members circa 1873.
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