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American Experience; Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory; Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian
Part of Jubilee Singers Interviews.
2000
Reavis Mitchell Interview
- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
- Program Number
1208
- Title
Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian
- Series Description
As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award.
- Program Description
In the chaotic decade following the Civil War, a group of young ex- slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than anyone could have imagined.
- Duration
0:04:18
- Asset Type
Raw video
- Media Type
Video
- Topics
- History
- Creators
- Smith, Llewellyn (Producer)
- Contributors
- Mitchell, Reavis (Interviewee)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Rights Summary
Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “American Experience; Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory; Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian,” 2000, GBH Archives, accessed November 3, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_20020F0361914CD4BB0DF50AB35DDE2D.
- MLA: “American Experience; Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory; Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian.” 2000. GBH Archives. Web. November 3, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_20020F0361914CD4BB0DF50AB35DDE2D>.
- APA: American Experience; Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory; Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_20020F0361914CD4BB0DF50AB35DDE2D