Spirituals by the Shelves

James (Jim) Thomas, president of the U.S. Slave Song Project Inc., will direct the Spirituals Choir in performance on Wednesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.

Mr. Thomas has earned the American Red Cross’s National Diversity Award and President’s Award for Leadership.

The Spirituals Choir was created in 2005 as a diverse and educational choir who sing examples of the tunes presented by the narrator.