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Lowinger, Kathy

Give Me Wings: How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World

144 pp. | Annick | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55451-747-3 $21.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-55451-446-6 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-55451-748-0
(4) YA Lowinger relates the true story of how Ella Sheppard and the Jubilee Singers used African American spiritual music to save Fisk University. The narrative jumps between slave history; vignettes from Ella's life; and biographical information about Ella and the choir, whose individual personalities aren't very well fleshed out. Photos, illustrations, song lyrics, and maps are included. Reading list, timeline. Ind.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester

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