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TIMELINE
The Dissemination of the African American Spiritual in America and Europe: Brief Timeline of the History of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Fisk School Established
The Fisk School was established in Nashville, Tennessee by John Ogden, the Reverent Erastus Milo Cravath and the Reverend Edward P. Smith. - Fisk Convened Its First Classes
Fisk convened its first classes in facilities in the former Union Army barracks, near the present site of the Union Station. These facilities were provided by General Clinton B. Fisk, after whom the school was named. - Fisk University Was Incorporated
- Fisk Jubiless Singers First Tour and First European Tour
The second group of Fisk Jubilee Singers left Nashville on the first European tour. - Jubilee Hall Built
Jubilee Hall was built, the South's first permanent structure built for the education of Black students. - Approved by of the Association of American University and the American Association of University Women
Fisk University became the first African American institution to be placed on the approved list of the Association of American University (1933) and the American Association of University Women (1948). - First African American President of Fisk University
Charles S. Johnson became the first African American president of Fisk University. - First Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Fisk University received a charter for the first chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society on a predominantly Black campus. - Fisk Campus Designated As National Historic District
Information for this timeline gathered from: Fisk Jubilee Singers