Kevin Burke

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Kelsi Lindus

As Black families left the South, their migration allowed them to bring their religion and musical practices along with them. But it would be one man in particular, Thomas Dorsey, who would find himself in the middle of a Chicago ...

As Black families left the South, their migration allowed them to bring their religion and musical practices along with them. But it would be one man in particular, Thomas Dorsey, who would find himself in the middle of a Chicago community that was fertile with opportunities. Dorsey recognized that at every corner sat either a blues spot, a jazz club, or a church. Submitting to the beautiful jingles around him, he fused together the sounds and struggles of Black people and went on a tour to introduce his newfound genre called gospel. With his innovative outlook, gospel found its way into pulpits in Chicago. Hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. - with additional commentary from Rev. James Bryson, Jr. of First Church of Deliverance, Imani Perry of Princeton University, and Fredara Hadley of The Juilliard School, we take a look at how the Great Migration benefited Black people, leading to the creation of a new genre of music.

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Chicago Sound (The Birth of Modern Gospel)

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