From the cotton fields of the South to the Broadway stage, African American spirituals offered visions of despair, liberation and, ultimately, hope and redemption. But how did this background music of slavery make the leap to pop culture? Celebrate Black History Month at Washington National Cathedral as we explore the legacy of Harry Burleigh, a largely unknown figure who popularized and mainstreamed of African American Spirituals like “Balm in Gilead,” “My Lord What a Mornin” and “Steal Away.”
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