Jubilee Quartets in the World of HBCUs

As the years continued on more HBCus started adopting the concept of Quartets within their music programs. Fisk influenced the HBCU community because of the income that was being generated by their choir and it motivated other schools to do the same. Schools like Hampton and Morehouse College were the first to create their own version of jubilee quartets. Back then it continued to be majority male, but as the years developed, Women were introduced to the Jubilee Quartet world. During the present day, HBCUs have progressed into having competitive travel choirs and glee clubs for their entire student body to try out. Though they might not have the same amount of people as a Quartet or only sing negro spirituals, there are still strong similarities. Spelman College’s own Glee Club draws from the teachings of the Fisk Jubilee singers. It is important to keep this story alive because it jumpstarted a very important part of HBCU culture.