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Professor White
That time when freed slaves of Nashville saved Fisk University with their melodious voices
It was an all-Black choral group that was set up with the hope of raising funds to save the university established to school freed slaves. The task was daunting because the African-American singers were scorned and looked down on when they stepped on stage to perform lyrics known as slave songs. But, as they sang…
