Second Grade Pictures

Second Grade (G1) is learning about the origins of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers in Nashville. Established after the Civil War ended, the Fisk School was one of many schools in the south begun to educate freed slaves. Traveling up north to sing concerts to raise money to fix the buildings on their campus, the original nine Jubilee Singers introduced the negro spirituals to the rest of the world, and the tradition continues today. The girls are learning what spirituals are, and have enjoyed listening to and understanding this great American art form rooted in the worship songs of the slaves.