On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
But the world listened only half credulously until the Fisk Jubilee Singers sang the slave songs so deeply into the world’s heart that it can never wholly forget them again.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “But the world listened only half credulously until the Fisk Jubilee Singers sang the slave songs so deeply into the…”
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This passage highlights the transformative role of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in bringing the profound beauty of slave songs to global recognition.
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