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Carry Me Home: A Story of the Underground Railroad Told with Song and Narrative

Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College 1128 Park St., Grinnell

A concert of Negro spirituals performed by soprano Randye Jones and pianist Marlys Grimm. The spirituals, set by composer Harry T. Burleigh, along with Norm Grimm's reading of excerpts from a slave narrative, tell a story of the historic Underground Railroad and an escapee who took the perilous journey to freedom. The program is free […]

Carry Me Home: A Story of the Underground Railroad Told in Song

Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College 1128 Park St., Grinnell

A concert of Negro spirituals performed by soprano Randye Jones and pianist Marlys Grimm. The spirituals, set by composer Harry T. Burleigh, along with excerpts from slave narratives, tell a story of the historic Underground Railroad and the escapees who took the perilous journey to freedom. The program is free and open to the public.