Tennessee: Children's American Local History Book

Tennessee is home to the Ocoee River, one of the top white water recreational rivers in the nation. It was also the site of an Olympic white water canoe/kayak competition in 1996. The southeastern state also has a long history of music, as the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University were responsible for introducing the tradition and plaintive beauty of the Negro spiritual. The tradition later inspired other African-American musical styles. The singers raised funds for the university during the 1870s.