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When gospel sermons came on the phonograph

  • Written by Jerry Zolten, Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
imageOak Grove Acapella Singers, a Gospel group of Chester County, Tennessee, being recorded while singing in the office of the preacher at the Oak Grove Church of Christ. Tennessee State Library and Archives Follow, CC BY-NC-ND

The first truly African-American musical form, the “Spirituals,” took shape in the 17th and 18th centuries within...

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