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Jubilee Singers : sacrifice and glory /

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Portrays the history of the Jubilee Singers, who started as an ex-slave choir singing spirituals on fundraising tours to keep Fisk University from folding. Includes recreations of their historic performances and draws on letters, photographs, and diaries to portray their early years.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WNPT (Television station : Nashville, Tenn.), WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Smith, Llewellyn, McCullough, David G., Graham, Dion
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2000]
Subjects:
Jubilee Singers > History.
Choirs (Music) > United States > History.
Spirituals (Songs) > United States > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Fisk University > History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Portrays the history of the Jubilee Singers, who started as an ex-slave choir singing spirituals on fundraising tours to keep Fisk University from folding. Includes recreations of their historic performances and draws on letters, photographs, and diaries to portray their early years.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series: The American experience.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Produced and directed by Llewellyn Smith ; written by Llewellyn Smith & Andrew Ward ; editor, Jean Boucicaut.
ISBN:0780631439 :