American Experience
Season 12 Episode 13 - Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
6.9 ?
1988
Documentary
Former slaves spread the gospel of African-American music in an inspiring 2000 chronicle of the 1870s Tennessee vocal group Jubilee Singers that introduced such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "This Little Light of Mine" into popular culture. Dion Graham narrates the hour, which follows the Jubilees as they tour the U.S. and Europe. They had to battle racism and internal strife, and in the process saved their school -- Nashville's Fisk University -- from bankruptcy. More important, they permanently broadened American music.
Episodes in Season 12
1
New York (1): The Country and the City
55 min
2
New York (2): Order and Disorder
55 min
3
New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow
55 min
4
New York (4): The Power and the People
55 min
5
New York (5): Cosmopolis
55 min
6
Eleanor Roosevelt
55 min
7
Houdini
55 min
8
Nixon's China Game
55 min
9
The Duel
55 min
10
John Brown's Holy War
55 min
11
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)
55 min
12
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)
55 min
13
Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
55 min
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55 min
