It said the new hymns would be available online in four ... “This Little Light of Mine” originated among African American Christians and grew in popularity in the 1960s. The church statement ...
highlighting the talent and skills of African Americans. From a booming choir, to the Excelsior band, hymns with black heritage, and a large gathering of members of a black leadership group ...
His current book project, The Gospel in Black and White: Race and Popular Culture in Nineteenth-Century American Hymns, uncovers African American and secular musical influences in gospel hymnody, a ...