The Williams Jubilee Singers were organized in Chicago (1904) by Charles P. Williams. They were among the first jubilee singing groups to use a quartet rather than the usual 10 to 12. They performed in the United States and Europe, disbanding in the early 1930s. Studio portrait of Annis Hackley seated in three-quarter view. Annis Hackley, was a soprano from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She sang with the Williams’ Jubilee Singers from 1904 to the 1930s. The singing group traveled across the United States and to various countries in Europe, including Germany. Written on front of photo: With best wishes to Elmer / Dusseldorf Germany / March 30, 1910.
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African American singers Hackley, Annis, b. 1889 Williams Jubilee Singers
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