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Mahalia Jackson records on a major label for the first time in 1937 -- and surprisingly, the Queen of Gospel's first records are not well received. Her first recording session with Decca Records reveals she sang more traditionally than she would later. Mahalia Jackson's evolution and her classic "Oh My Lord" is interpreted by Jekalyn Carr.

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GOSPEL with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The four-part series digs deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the Great Migration. From Mahalia to Kirk Franklin, in the last century, gospel music has become the dominant form of African American religious expression and provided a soundtrack of healing and uplift to those at the front lines of protest and change.