Fifty folks braved the elements to join us at the National Museum of African American Music’s Roots Theater for a panel exploring Nashville’s place in gospel history and culture, and a watch party for GOSPEL, the newest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr, airing on PBS. Hosted by LaTonya Turner, our panel included Patrick Dailey, director of the W. Crimm Singers, who also performed; Tim Dillinger, gospel historian and writer; Nashville vocalist Odessa Settles; and Dr. G. Preston Wilson, the new director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Also in attendance were gospel icon Dr. Bobby Jones and local legend Lorenzo Washington, founder and curator of the Jefferson Street Sound Museum.
To learn more, listen to This is Nashville featuring Khalil Ekulona in conversation with two of the documentary producers, and the legendary McCrary Sisters. Watch GOSPEL for free with NPT Passport and dig deep into the origin story of Black spirituality through sermon & song. Tap into NPT’s Black church digital mapping project to get ready for the April 1st premiere of Last Rites: Saving Tennessee’s Black Cemeteries, an NPT documentary spotlighting the importance of identifying and protecting the hallowed grounds of African American cemeteries.
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