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Beyond the Ozarks

University of Arkansas

Sound Perimeter: The Legacy of Spirituals

KUAF | By Lia Uribe

Published July 9, 2020 at 12:23 PM CDT

Dr. Jeff Murdock and the University of Arkansas Inspirational Chorale.

On today's edition of Sound Perimeter with Lia Uribe, we hear a selection of African American spirituals performed by the University of Arkansas Inspirational Chorale directed by Dr. Jeff Murdock. Spirituals are a type of religious folksong that is most closely associated with the enslavement of African people in America.

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