Draft:Thomas P. Fenner

Thomas P. Fenner was a musician, editor, and compiler of African American spirituals. He performed with a band in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He trained a group from Hampton Institute and toured with them following a fundraising model the Fisk Jubilee Singers used. The tours were fundraisers and he compiled and arranged spirituals from the singers, many of whom had been enslaved, that were published.^[1] Updated editions continued.

Publications

Cabin and plantation songs : as sung by the Hampton students^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Thomas P Fenner 1829-1912". The Fenner Family Tree.
^ "Fenner, Thomas P. | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
^ "Fenner, Thomas P. [WorldCat Identities]".

This draft is in progress as of April 11, 2024.

[1] "Thomas P Fenner 1829-1912". The Fenner Family Tree.

[2] "Fenner, Thomas P. | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.

[3] "Fenner, Thomas P. [WorldCat Identities]".

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