Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about the Jubilee Singers. In the chaotic decade following the Civil War, a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, set out to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introd
Cast & Crew
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Llewellyn Smith
Director
Dion Graham
Narration
David Mccullough
Host ("The American Experience")
Naheem Allah
Voice
Rosalyn Coleman
Voice
Alvin Epstein
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (05/01/00), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Nashville Public Television
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about the Jubilee Singers. In the chaotic decade following the Civil War, a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, set out 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.
Director
Llewellyn Smith
Director
Cast
Dion Graham
Narration
David Mccullough
Host ("The American Experience")
Naheem Allah
Voice
Rosalyn Coleman
Voice
Alvin Epstein
Voice
Karen Francis
Voice
Kemp Harris
Voice
Douglas Griffin
Voice
Noel Johansen
Voice
Tamara Tunie
Voice
Angela Wiggins
Voice
Crew
Toni Anderson
Advisor
Michael Bacon
Series Theme Adaptation ("The American Experience")
Johanna Baker
Publicist (Wgbh/New York)
Maureen Barden
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Ann Bennett
Associate Producer
Franziska Blome
Research Assistant
Jean Boucicaut
Editor
Horace Clarence Boyer
Advisor
Suzanne Carter
Gaffer
Berle Cherney
Photo Animator
Michael Chin
Principal Cinematography; Additional Cinematography
Nzingah Clark
Research Assistant
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer ("The American Experience")
Nancy Farrell
Project Administrator ("The American Experience")
John Hope Franklin
Advisor
Steven Gill
Grip
Lorraine Grant
On-Line Editor
Ed Ham
On-Line Editor
Larry Hardeker
2nd Gaffer
Elain Hensley
Production Designer
Beth Howes
Archivist (Fisk University)
Andre Jones
Project Administrator ("The American Experience")
Alison Kennedy
Series Designer ("The American Experience")
Margaret Kirby
Research Assistant
Rena Kosersky
Music Supervisor
Charles Kuskin
Series Theme ("The American Experience")
Christine Larson
Business Manager ("The American Experience")
Larry Lecain
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Rainer Lotz
Advisor
Bobby L Lovett
Advisor
Bob Mccausland
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Sam Mcclain
Advisor
Reavis L Mitchell Jr
Advisor
Susan Mottau
Coordinating Producer ("The American Experience")
Dee Nichols
Grip
Chas Norton
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Daphne B Noyes
Publicist (Wgbh/Boston)
Tom Phillips
Music
Raymond Powell
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Katherine Preston
Advisor
Chris Pullman
Series Designer ("The American Experience")
Julie Rosenberg
Research Assistant
James Royer
Video Engineer
Helen R Russell
Project Administrator ("The American Experience")
Mark Samels
Senior Producer ("The American Experience")
Lee Shane
Research Assistant
Lena Sheehan
Research Assistant
Bobby Shepard
Additional Cinematography
Sarah Shoenfeld
Research Assistant
Llewellyn Smith
Writer
Llewellyn Smith
Producer
Buddy Squires
Additional Cinematography
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor ("The American Experience")
Rebekah Suggs
Project Administrator ("The American Experience")
Robert Tompkins
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Caroline Toth
Production Assistant
Joseph Tovares
Series Editor ("The American Experience")
Glen Trew
Sound Recordist
Jill Tufts
Assistant Camera
Andrew Ward
Writer
Andrew Ward
Senior Creative Consultant
Jonathan Weaver
Assistant Camera
Meredith Woods
Senior Researcher
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (05/01/00), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Nashville Public Television
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
