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S1E2
The Golden Age of Gospel
February 01, 2024
Starting in the 1940s, Gospel’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel — the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music and the segregated highways of the American South — through the successful careers of Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. As the lines between the sacred and secular blur, gospel music becomes the powerful soundtrack of the freedom struggle.
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Gospel's Second Century
S1E4
Gospel’s hour 4 explores how gospel and preaching achieved platinum-selling success.
Take the Message Everywhere
S1E3
In Gospel’s hour 3, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere.
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