This Thursday, May 12 will be remembered for the students of the Victor-Hugo college in Colmar. They received a visit from… Barbara Hendricks! The diva was not doing tourism in the very pretty town of Haut-Rhin. She came especially at the call of a teacher from the establishment, reports France 3 Great East.
“It’s just awesome. It was a crazy bet, but if I got involved, it was because I believed in it from the start, ”said the famous teacher, Christine Thiebo. In 2016, after reading his book My way, she had sent an email to the roving ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. “I didn’t even know who was going to have her, four months later her agent replied that she had been moved by my letter and that she would come. Only happiness, ”continues the history-geo specialist.
The singer was welcomed as it should be: the gospel We shall overcome, sung during the civil rights movement in the United States, was performed by students. They had also prepared an exhibition on the UN, the fight against racism, etc. “I was impressed by their work”, appreciated Barbara Hendricks.