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Season 1 | 3m 18s

From the blues to hip hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. Musical styles come and go, but there's one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage and wisdom from the pulpit to the choir lofts on any given Sunday. GOSPEL, the latest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., digs deep into the origin story of Black spirituality

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.
Extras
The success of "Move on Up a Little Higher proved that Gospel could be profitable.
Dionne Warwick weighs in on what was special about Mahalia Jackson's voice.
GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music.
Thomas Dorsey co-founds the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933.
Rev. Dwight Andrews discusses C.L. Franklin and what Black preaching is.
Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference.
GOSPEL’s hour 4 explores how gospel and preaching achieved platinum-selling success.
In GOSPEL’s hour 3, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere.
How do you spread the gospel to young black millennials motivated by digital activism?
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.
In GOSPEL’s hour 3, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere.