How do the current fights over Tennessee State University echo the politics that put Fisk at financial risk 150 years ago?
The Fisk University’s Jubilee singers were formed to respond to a funding crisis started by the end of a federal program. Now, the state and TSU are playing out a story with certain parallels. Plus, the local news for January 3, 2025 and a look inside a storied East Nashville music studio.
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Radio Special: Three Castles And The Music City — 150 Years Of The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Credits:
This is a production of Nashville Public Radio
Host/producer: Nina Cardona
Editor: Miriam Kramer
Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP