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GOSPEL, the latest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., digs deep into the origin story of Black spirituality through sermon and song.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference.
Dionne Warwick weighs in on what was special about Mahalia Jackson's voice.
Cory Henry plays "Just A Closer Walk with Thee."
Corporate support for GOSPEL was provided by Bank of America. Major funding support was provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Emerson Collective and the Ford Foundation. Funding was also provided by members of The Inkwell Society and by public television viewers like you.
Latest Episodes
In GOSPEL’s hour 3, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere.
GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music.
GOSPEL’s hour 2 traces the Golden Age of Gospel from the Lord’s music to the mainstream.
GOSPEL’s hour 4 explores how gospel and preaching achieved platinum-selling success.
Extras
GOSPEL explores Black spirituality in sermon and song.
Thomas Dorsey co-founds the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933.
Mahalia Jackson recorded on a major label for the first time in 1937, to mixed reviews.
The success of "Move on Up a Little Higher proved that Gospel could be profitable.
Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons
Rev. Dwight Andrews discusses C.L. Franklin and what Black preaching is.
The legendary Mahalia Jackson provided the soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement.
How do you spread the gospel to young black millennials motivated by digital activism?
Twinkie Clark performs two of her gospel compositions for Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
A month after the March on Washington, four little girls were murdered at a Sunday School.
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