Slave Spirituals and the Jubilee Singers

Author:   Michael L Cooper
Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin
ISBN:  

9780395978290


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   27 September 2001
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 12 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Many slave spirituals-songs such as 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,' 'Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,' and 'Go Down, Moses'-have become interwoven into the fabric of American culture.For centuries these deeply moving songs were sung by slaves as they worked in the fields.In 1871, six years after the end of slavery, a group from Fisk University known as the Jubilee Singers toured the United States and abroad, raising money for their bankrupt school and, more important, bringing slave spirituals to the attention of a wide audience.This engrossing account, illustrated with archival prints and photographs and appended with the words and music to seven songs, tells the inspiring story of the Jubilee Singers and reveals spirituals to be an invaluable and unique history of American slavery.

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Author:   Michael L Cooper
Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin
Imprint:   Clarion Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780395978290


ISBN 10:   0395978297
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   27 September 2001
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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[T]he glimpses of slave life and the fine legacy of the music are interesting and welcome bits of history. Horn Book null Children's Books: 100 Titles NYPL The first half of this intriguing book surveys the music of African American slaves, while the latter focuses on the Jubilee Singers. . . . Cooper tells an interesting story, illustrated with well-chosen black-and-white reproductions of period photos, engravings, posters, prints, and paintings. Booklist, ALA This attractive, well-illustrated book tells the story of the famous Jubilee Singers, who popularized and helped preserve slave spirituals following the Civil War. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)


[T]he glimpses of slave life and the fine legacy of the music are interesting and welcome bits of history. Horn Booknull Children's Books: 100 Titles NYPLThe first half of this intriguing book surveys the music of African American slaves, while the latter focuses on the Jubilee Singers. . . . Cooper tells an interesting story, illustrated with well-chosen black-and-white reproductions of period photos, engravings, posters, prints, and paintings.Booklist, ALAThis attractive, well-illustrated book tells the story of the famous Jubilee Singers, who popularized and helped preserve slave spirituals following the Civil War.VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)


[T]he glimpses of slave life and the fine legacy of the music are interesting and welcome bits of history. Horn Book<br><br>null Children's Books: 100 Titles NYPL<br><br>The first half of this intriguing book surveys the music of African American slaves, while the latter focuses on the Jubilee Singers. . . . Cooper tells an interesting story, illustrated with well-chosen black-and-white reproductions of period photos, engravings, posters, prints, and paintings.<br>Booklist, ALA<br><br>This attractive, well-illustrated book tells the story of the famous Jubilee Singers, who popularized and helped preserve slave spirituals following the Civil War.<br>VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)


[T]he glimpses of slave life and the fine legacy of the music are interesting and welcome bits of history. Horn Book null Children's Books: 100 Titles NYPL The first half of this intriguing book surveys the music of African American slaves, while the latter focuses on the Jubilee Singers. . . . Cooper tells an interesting story, illustrated with well-chosen black-and-white reproductions of period photos, engravings, posters, prints, and paintings.Booklist, ALA This attractive, well-illustrated book tells the story of the famous Jubilee Singers, who popularized and helped preserve slave spirituals following the Civil War.VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)


&Yacute;T he glimpses of slave life and the fine legacy of the music are interesting and welcome bits of history.


[T]he glimpses of slave life and the fine legacy of the music are interesting and welcome bits of history. Horn Book null Children's Books: 100 Titles NYPL The first half of this intriguing book surveys the music of African American slaves, while the latter focuses on the Jubilee Singers. . . . Cooper tells an interesting story, illustrated with well-chosen black-and-white reproductions of period photos, engravings, posters, prints, and paintings. Booklist, ALA This attractive, well-illustrated book tells the story of the famous Jubilee Singers, who popularized and helped preserve slave spirituals following the Civil War. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)


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Michael L. Cooper has written books on various aspects of American history for young adults, including a companion book, Fighting for Honor: Japanese Americans and World War II, which was named a 2002 Best Book for Young Adults.

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