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Title: Spirituals: The Fisk Jubilee Singers


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SpiritualsThe Fisk Jubilee Singers
Who was the leader?
Who were the singers?
What is Fisk?
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Fisk University
Then
And Now
  • Fisk University began as a college for free
    slaves. The picture in black and white shows the
    college when it first opened. The color picture
    is what the college looks like today.

The Singers
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Back to the Beginning
The Leader
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The LeaderGeorge White
  • George White was the choir director of the Fisk
    Jubilee Singers.
  • Mr. White was not a singer, but he loved to teach
    music.

Back to the Beginning
The Singers
Fisk University
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More Information
Click on these links to learn more about the Fisk
Jubilee Singers
  • Fisk Jubilee Singers
  • http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/
  • Fisk University
  • http//www.fisk.edu
  • Spirituals
  • http//www.negrospirituals.com

Back to the Beginning
Fisk University
The Singers
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
Do you know the people in these pictures? Click
on each picture to hear more information.
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Fisk University
The Singers
Back to the Beginning
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The Jubilee Singers of Today
  • Fisk University continues the tradition of the
    Jubilee Singers. This picture was taken in 2004.
    The choir director is Mr. Paul Kwami. Click on
    the picture to listen to Swing Low, Sweet
    Chariot.

Back to the Beginning
The Singers
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Ella Sheppard
  • Ella Sheppard was a soprano. She had a very high
    voice.
  • She helped Mr.White teach the choir and she also
    played the piano.

The Singers
Back to the Beginning
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Frederick Loudin
  • Frederick Loudin began singing in Memphis, TN
    after he got married.
  • Mr. Loudin sang baritone. He had a low voice.

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Back to the Beginning
The Singers
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Maggie Porter
  • Maggie Porter was also a soprano. She had a very
    high voice.
  • Although she sometimes forgot the words to the
    music, Ms. Porter was known for her musical
    talent.

The Singers
Back to the Beginning
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Thomas Rutling
  • Thomas Rutling was a tenor. He had a very high
    voice for a man.
  • When the jubilee singers ended, he became a music
    teacher in Europe.

Back to the Beginning
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The Singers
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