Fort Valley Gospel

Published: June 25, 2011, 3:06 p.m.

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In the 1940s and 1950s, Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley, Georgia hosted a folk music festival. In 1941 & 1943 professors from Fisk University recorded performances from this festival for the Libray of Congress. Today, we feature gospel highlights from this, the first African-American-sponsored folk festival.

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Songs include: If I Had My Way, I Got a Long White Robe, Over In Zion, I\'m on the Battlefield & I\'ll Fly Away.

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