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Gospel Music In The 1920's

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As time went on, there were many other events furthering the development of gospel music. Hymns began to be written and become available. One of the oldest black churches, the First African Church of Savanah GA was established. Then, the mother of all hymnals entitled A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodist was written and published by John Wesley. All these events are influential to the making of gospel music, but during the 1920s is when gospel music began to become popular. The historical context of the 1920’s was the Harlem Renaissance. “Also known as the Black Renaissance or the New Negro Movement, the Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that mainstream publishers and critics turned their attention seriously
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