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				Title
				Society for the Preservation of Spirituals
			
 
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				Coverage
				1921 –
			
 
								
			
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						Author
						Dale Volberg Reed
					
 
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				Keywords
				founded in 1921 with the triple purpose of “the preservation of the Negro Spirituals and Folk Songs, the education of the rising generation in their character and rendition, and the maintenance of a social organization for the pleasure of the members.", The Carolina Low-Country,
			
 
			
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				Website Name
				South Carolina Encyclopedia
			
 
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				Publisher
				University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
			
 
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				URL
				https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/society-for-the-preservation-of-spirituals/view/documents
			
 
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				Access Date
				November 4, 2025
			
     
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				Original Published Date
				August 1, 2016
			
 
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				Date of Last Update
				August 24, 2022