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The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a group of African American singers was established in 1871 at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the earliest and most famous black vocal groups, known for the performance of slave spirituals. Originally known as the Fisk Free Colored School, Fisk University was established in 1865 to educate former slaves with the support from donations of former abolitionists. By 1871, however, Fisk was severely in debt. To save the school, George L. White, Fisk…

1800s. The incompatibility of the North and the South persisted so long for deeper reasons than simply slavery, and this incompatibility infected politics. Talks of a breakup of their union occurred as early as 1848 with John C. Calhoun and the Nashville Convention. The South seceded from the Union in 1860-1861 because the election of a Republican further confirmed many Southerners’ belief that the new U.S. government…

agreed to share the Mississippi River. The people living within Mississippi were now officially Americans. (Lecture Notes 9/11) The Natchez trace, which connected from Natchez to Nashville, was the first road in Mississippi. Many people would sail their boat down to Natchez, sell their belongings, and then walk back to Nashville down the Trace. (Lecture Notes 9/9) Natchez wasn’t the only place growing, other towns in Mississippi were flourishing with people moving in with hopes to prosper. Many…

First and foremost, as the new police chief of Nashville, I would ensure the G.R.E.A.T. program remained in use. This program has gone through extensive evaluations and produced favorable results for preventing juveniles from becoming affiliated with gang membership. Evidence shows that both law enforcement and prosecutors share related views to the issues associated with gangs and how gangs are expanding in size (Johnson, Webster, Connors, & Saenz, n.d.). Both also agree that this causes…

her tough childhood and were influenced by her uplifting words. Oprah began with a determined attitude no matter how tough life was. She started exploring broadcasting as a career, she took a part time job at the (WVOL) a black radio station in Nashville. As she grew oldering her voice was being heard. She won multiple awards for her inspiring words, TV shows, and movies. As she became the richest African American woman in the 20th century. In 2011 she launched her (OWN) the Oprah Winfrey…

Artist Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Carole and Stephen Underwood. She was raised on her parents' farm in Checotah, Oklahoma, near Muskogee. Both of her parents worked. Her mother taught elementary school and her father worked in a sawmill. She is the youngest of three girls. Her sisters’ names are Shanna and Stephanie. She starting singing at the age of 3 and during her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins…

My best friend and Being friends with someone for fifteen years doesn't mean that you truly know them. My used to be best friend and I done everything together. We became pregnant at sixteen, tried to figure life out, and went on our first mom vacation together. It seemed like we was sisters separated at birth. Then one day everything about the person I thought I knew started becoming the person I never truly met. I met when we was in middle school; it was like we had grown up together. We would…

only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." ~Albert Schweitzer Reference Blanchard, K. H., & Hodges, P. (2005). Lead like Jesus: Lessons from the greatest leadership role model of all times. Nashville, TN: W Pub. Group. Bolman, L., Harris, C., & Stefkovich, J. 1986. University of Missouri (A). Harvard University. Institute for Educational Management. Retrieved from…

obvious to everyone that came in contact with him he was a special kid. He was the only black student to graduate from Great Barrington High School in 1884. From there he furthered his education at Fisk University an historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee where he received his B.A. He got another Bachelor of the Arts degree and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard University in Cambridge where he also received a M.A. In 1895 he was the first black to get a Phd from Harvard…

Why do you want to be a Presidential Ambassador? What experiences at Lipscomb University have prepared, or inspired, you to be part of this program? I am a first generation college student with a strong desire to achieve professional success through hard work and determination. Lipscomb University has become a place where my professional goals are possible to achieve. As a Lipscomb student, I have been provided with the resources needed to excel within my career pathway. Additionally, my…