In the years following slavery, Fisk University in Nashville became a place where newly freed Black Americans could pursue an education. But by 1871, the young university was struggling financially and its future was uncertain. A group of Fisk students known as the Fisk Jubilee Singers set out on a remarkable fundraising tour to help keep their school alive. Several members had been born into slavery, and now they traveled across the country performing spirituals rooted in the Black American experience. Despite facing racism, discrimination, and financial hardship along the way, the singers gained national attention and eventually took their music overseas. Their journey brought them before some of the most powerful people of the era, including Queen Victoria. Their performances helped raise desperately needed money for Fisk University and contributed to the construction of Jubilee Hall. It is the remarkable story of young Black students who used their voices not only to make history, but to help secure the future of their school.