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Give me wings : how a choir of former slaves took on the world

Lowinger, Kathy,

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This is the story of Ella Sheppard who founded the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University to save the school from an uncertain financial future. She also led them on a successful European tour in the 1800s during which they sang for Queen Victoria.