Producer Art Rosenbaum, and Freddie Palmer and Brenton Jordan of the McIntosh County Shouters talk about the triumphant meaning behind "Jubilee", a song that was sung and shouted at the Emancipation. This track is featured on Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast, out on Smithsonian Folkways.

Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast is available on CD and Digital.

Acclaimed upholders of the African American ring shout, the McIntosh County Shouters keep the faith, form, and fervor of the generations-old tradition rooted in their small community of coastal Georgia. Companion songs to the shuffle-step devotional movement called “shouting” have resisted slavery, strengthened spirit, and left us a cultural keystone for the future. Through their classic shout songs and spirituals, the Shouters beckon us to remember the past while envisioning the future of the African American cultural legacy.

The collection is part of the African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.