“How Sweet the Sound,” a new exhibit at the California African American Museum, charts how LA has been an epicenter of gospel. It takes visitors from the establishment of LA’s first black church by a former slave in 1872, through the Golden Age of Gospel, to today.
The rich history of gospel in LA
From this Episode:
Credits
Images of the Clara Ward singers and the Victory Baptist Choir courtesy of CAAM.
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Gina Pollack,
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Christian Bordal,
Quinn O'Toole,
Yael Even Or