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Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry by Sandra Jean Graham
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Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry

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Spirituals performed by jubilee troupes became a sensation in post-Civil War America. First brought to the stage by choral ensembles like the Fisk Jubilee Singers, spirituals anchored a wide range of late nineteenth-century entertainments, including minstrelsy, variety, and plays by both black and white companies. In the first book-length treatment of postbellum spirituals in theatrical entertainments, Sandra Jean Graham mines a trove of resources to chart the spiritual's journey from the private lives of slaves to the concert stage. Graham navigates the conflicting agendas of those who, in adapting spirituals for their own ends, sold conceptions of racial identity to their patrons. In so doing they lay the foundation for a black entertainment industry whose artistic, financial, and cultural practices extended into the twentieth century. A companion website contains jubilee troupe personnel, recordings, and profiles of 85 jubilee groups. Please go to: http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/graham/spirituals/

Author Biography:

Sandra Jean Graham is an associate professor of music at Babson College.
Release date NZ
February 26th, 2018
Pages
356
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
22 black & white photographs, 2 charts, 38 music examples, 5 tables, 3 figures
ISBN-13
9780252083273
Product ID
27298447

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