Jerrilyn McGregory explores sacred music and spiritual activism in a little-known region of the South, the Wiregrass Country of Georgia, Alabama, and North Flor

Most observers believe that gospel music has been sung in African-American churches since their organization in the late 1800s. Yet nothing could be further fro

Nearly a half century after her death in 1972, Mahalia Jackson remains the most esteemed figure in black gospel music history. Born in the backstreets of New Or

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An overview of the traditional, changing folklife from a vibrant southern state