Tag: Newcomers
Newcomers, Kaz-N-Jam Productions Launch the “Relive the Legacy” Tour Along the Route of the Underground Railroad Through the Eyes of the Original Fisk Jubilee Singers
Arriving in Nashville on June 1, the Author and Producers invite travelers to tour the halls of Jubilee Hall; the first permanent structure erected for the education of African-Americans, whose construction was paid for with funds earned from these students’ untiring efforts. June 4 finds Producers at The “Hermitage,” President Andrew Jackson’s plantation. Additional tour stops include: the Masonic Temple where the students earned $400 for a performance in the late 1870’s, the Jubilee Bridge; named in the students’ honor, and the Tennessee State Capitol, site of the National Conference of Colored Men of the United States, held May 5-9, ... Read more