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A month after the March on Washington, four little girls were murdered at a Sunday School.

2:45
Cory Henry plays "Just A Closer Walk with Thee."

0:48
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference.

2:00
Thomas Dorsey co-founds the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933.

4:47
The success of "Move on Up a Little Higher proved that Gospel could be profitable.

2:02
Mahalia Jackson recorded on a major label for the first time in 1937, to mixed reviews.

1:29
Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons

0:42
Dionne Warwick weighs in on what was special about Mahalia Jackson's voice.

1:03
Rev. Dwight Andrews discusses C.L. Franklin and what Black preaching is.

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The legendary Mahalia Jackson provided the soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement.