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The Gospel Train (2015)
Video | 4 min | Short

The Gospel Train (2015)

Video | 4 min | Short

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel explores Black spirituality in sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. While musical styles ...See moreFrom acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel explores Black spirituality in sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. While musical styles come and go, there is 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 first episode of PBS series Gospel takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where Southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and instrumentation of blues and jazz with lyrics about God's goodness. Like the blues, gospel would become a commodity, but one built by Black-owned publishing companies such as Martin and Morris and sustained by Black audiences. The screening of The Gospel Trainwill be followed by a conversation with Dr. Bobby Jones, a Grammy Award winner and pioneering figure in gospel music. See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Sam Cooke Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self Self See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Mahalia Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mississippi Burning (1988)
Martin Luther Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Across the Universe (2007)