Give Me Wings
How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World
Toronto : Annick Press, [2015]
Format: Book
Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 25 cm
The story of the "Jubilee Singers, [who] traveled from Cincinnati to New York, following the path of the Underground Railroad. With every performance they endangered their lives and those of the people helping them, but they also broke down barriers between blacks and whites, lifted spirits, and even helped influence modern American music: the Jubilees were the first to introduce spirituals outside their black communities [and are still active and highly regarded today]"--Amazon.com.
Contents:
"Never a slave!" -- John Brown's body -- We are all in this war -- Getting into paradise -- Root, hog, or die -- Songs for the right -- Sing up the walls -- Breaking the chains -- The good we might do.
Subjects:
Jubilee singers -- Teen literature.
Freed persons -- United States -- Teen literature.
African American musicians -- 19th century -- Biography -- Teen literature.
Jubilee singers -- Pictorial works -- Teen literature.
Jubilee singers -- Teen literature.
Freed persons -- United States -- Teen literature.
African American musicians -- 19th century -- Biography -- Teen literature.
Jubilee singers -- Pictorial works -- Teen literature.
Target Audience: 1020L
ISBN:
9781554517466
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HISTORY Low | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T HISTORY Low | Ballentine Indoors | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T HISTORY Low | North Main | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T HISTORY Low | Southeast | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 136) and index.
Issued also in electronic format.
Issued also in electronic format.