Black History: Did you know Nashville was given the Nickname Music City by England’s Queen Victoria after seeing Fisk University Jubilee Singers?

Nashville, TN—Nashville was given the nickname of Music City by England’s Queen Victoria after receiving the Fisk
University Jubilee Singers in her court in 1873. The choir raised money to support Fisk in its early years.

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