Jubilee Singers [videorecording] : sacrifice and glory / a production of WGBH Boston ; produced with the assistance of Nashville Public Television ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
PBS Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c2000
Description:
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Host: David McCullough. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series: The American experience.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.