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Has wear but super cool African American History Jubilee Hallfisk University Nashville TN This revised edition of J.B.T. Marsh’s The Story of the Jubilee Singers; With Their Songs, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, chronicles the inspiring, historic journey of the Fisk University ensemble. Formed in 1871 to raise funds for their struggling school, the pioneering African American a cappella group traveled across the United States and Europe, introducing traditional spirituals to global audiences and securing the university's future. Combining a moving historical narrative with a rich collection of their original musical scores and lyrics, this historically significant volume is presented in a striking Victorian pictorial blue cloth binding with gilt accents, making it a treasured piece for collectors of African Americana and 19th-century music history.