Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry Helen Ellis full-color

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Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry Helen Ellis full-colorShowbiz shaping sacred song's soaring success Spirituals performed by jubilee troupes became a sensation in postCivil 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,