The Mississippi Mass Choir is an American gospel choir based in Jackson, Mississippi. After wrestling with the idea of forming a mass choir, Frank Williams, a member of The Jackson Southernaires and an executive in the gospel music division of Malaco Records, decided to form The Mississippi Mass Choir. First, he got the record company's support. Then, he began calling on … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: The Mississippi Mass Choir
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Sunday Open Thread: The Jackson Southernaires
Good Morning! Let's start the week with a celebration of the gospel legends, The Jackson Southernaires. The Jackson Southernaires is an American traditional black gospel music group from Jackson, Mississippi, producer Frank Crisler formed the group in 1940, yet they did not record their first album until 1969, with the release of Too Late by Song Bird Records. At its … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: The Jackson Southernaires
Saturday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the first African- American Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was organized in January 1866 by former slaves. These individuals were assisted by white missionaries from the First Baptist Church and the German Baptist Church. Antioch’s members worshiped at the two churches until they decided to hold services on Buffalo Bayou in what was … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches
Friday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches
Mt. Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in Elsinboro, New Jersey, is the oldest African American church in the state. It is also the oldest continuously operating black church in the United States. The church was officially founded in 1754 by Rueben Cuff, the son of a former slave who was not ordained but who began preaching to a black congregation in a log church … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches
Thursday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches
After emancipation, Northern churches founded by free blacks, as well as those of predominantly white denominations, sent missions to the South to minister to newly freed slaves, including to teach them to read and write. For instance, Bishop Daniel Payne of the AME Church returned to Charleston, South Carolina in April 1865 with nine missionaries. He organized committees, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches