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Spirituals that Changed the World

  • College-Conservatory of Music, Mary Emery Hall 3250 290 CCM Boulevard Cincinnati, OH, 45219 United States (map)
  • How did the spirituals inspire and motivate the marginalized and oppressed to action? This lecture-recital embarks on a journey through time and across continents, tracing the influence of spirituals on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Highlander Folk School, as well Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

  • Available to Fellowship Pass and single ticket holders for in-person attendance, live-streaming, and online replay. A live-streaming link will be sent 24 hours before the scheduled start of this event.

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Special Thanks

The Fellowship of the Song would simply not be possible without the support of bold individuals and organizations with a shared vision to promote and innovate the song genre in America alongside CSI. We are indelibly grateful for their generosity.

Cincinnati Song Initiative is sponsored in part by the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Prep Division.

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The Fellowship of the Song: All About Spirituals