Songs from Slavery to Civil Rights
In honor of Black History Month, Bill Johnston performs a selection of songs tracing the arc of the Black experience, from the darkness of slavery to the hope and struggle of the 1960s civil rights movement.
This VA250 program is presented in partnership with the Josephine School Community Museum. Doors open at 1:30 PM, and the program will begin at 2:00 PM. Admission is $5 per person; children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. Register here.
Pictured: The Jubilee Singers (ca. 1880), an a cappella ensemble instrumental in preserving traditional Black spirituals. Courtesy of Smithsonian Music.
