Handbill for a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
date: label: Date
content: 1875
name: label: Printed by
content: Tucker Printing House, American
label: Subject of
content: Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
label: Subject of
content: Mark Twain, American, 1835 - 1910
notes: label: Description
content: A paper handbill advertisement for a performance by the Jubilee Singers on March 23, 1875 at City Hall in an unnamed location. One side of the handbill has the printed title [A SONG FROM FREDERICK DOUGLASS] at the top and then recounts a visit of the Jubilee Singers with Frederick Douglass where he shared a spiritual that he sang while enslaved that inspired him to seek freedom in the North. The lyrics of the song are printed in the center of the handbill. The details for the upcoming performance are printed at the bottom center in large text [CITY HALL / ON THE EVENING OF / TUESDAY, MARCH 23D, 1875. / Tickets now on sale at Stockbridge's]. At the bottom left corner in small print is [Tucker Printing House, Portland.]
label: Description
content: The other side of the handbill has printed a letter to [Theo. F. Seward, Esq.] from Samuel Clemens recounting how much he enjoys performances by the Jubilee Singers. At the top of the page in large text is printed [MARK TWAIN / AND THE / Jubilee Singers]. At the bottom center of the page is the text [CITY HALL, / TUESDAY EVENING!].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Folk (Music)
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Spirituals (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.57.1
objectType: label: Type
content: handbills
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.9 cm)