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“What they did as a result of saving the university was share the beauty of the Negro spiritual worldwide,” said Marlette Buchanan, a former Jubilee singer who now performs professionally and ...

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These songs were influenced by African and religious traditions and would later form the basis for what is known as “Negro Spirituals”. Col. Thomas W. Higginson of the 54th Massachusetts ...