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John Wesley Work, Jr.

1872-1925

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Born: August 6, 1872, Nashville, Tennessee.

Died: September 7, 1925, Nashville, Tennessee.

 John Wesley Work, Jr. (1872-1925)

Work graduated from Fisk University (A.B. 1895, M.A. 1898). He taught Latin and Greek at Fisk, becoming chairman of the Latin & History Departments in 1906. From 1923 until his death, he served as president of Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Work was a pioneer in collecting, performing, and preserving African-American folk music. His works include:

  • New Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers (Nashville, Tennessee: 1901)
  • Folk Songs of the American Negro (Nashville, Tennessee: 1907)

Hymns:

  1. Go, Tell It on the Mountain

Wanted:

  • Better photo
  • Burial place