Spotlight on History: Frederick Loudin’s song of freedom

Frederick Loudin, standing with mustache, and the Jubilee Singers, 1897. (Photo courtesy of the Portage County Historical Society.)

Spotlight on History: Frederick Loudin’s song of freedom

- Roger DiPaolo

We’re republishing this column by the late Roger Di Paolo, part three of his Black History Month series from earlier this year.

Born in a log cabin in Charlestown, Frederick Jeremiah Loudin was destined to lead a life that was anything but provincial.

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