Talladega College choir tour - Chicago stops

CTL-E-2639 · Event · other · 1877-

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The touring tradition of the Talladega College Choir (formed 1877) of Talladega College, Alabama's oldest private HBCU. Documented performances include the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center, and a 1968 recording of R. Nathaniel Dett's 'The Ordering of Moses' with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. SHORT BUILD: no documented Chicago stops could be located in web sources (see CTL-CFL-001818, open).

The record

• Also known as: Talladega College Choir touring tradition

Notes

RELP62 new entity (2026-10-06). SHORT: 7 claims, 7 evidence; Chicago-stop documentation is an open research gap (Chicago Defender archives unchecked).

Relationships

• Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — held at
  The Talladega College Choir, formed in 1877, has performed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., among its touring venues.

Sources

• B.B. Comer Memorial Library - Talladega College Choir (formed 1877)

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