13177_12697_black_church_music
1950s, 1960s
B&W
Mahalia Jackson, the famous african american gospel singer, performing in church. The churchgoers look on respectfully, some of them wearing hats and fanning themselves. A huge group of people stand on the beach, singing, dancing, and clapping. A preacher standing in the ocean, dressed in black, baptizes men and women wearing white. A man holds a sign that reads Bishop Grace Baptizing. People in church pews clap along as the deacon/ preacher dances at the pulpit. Outside, an old woman plays guitar as everyone else claps, stamps their feet, sings, and dances.