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"We Sing!" CBS Broadcast
For nearly a decade, America listened to the Wings Over Jordan Choir, the first black singing group with a national radio audience. A Baptist minister launched the choir in 1935 from Cleveland's Gethsemane Baptist Church, hoping to spread Christianity through Negro spirituals. Mr. Glenn Settle spread a sound still considered a marvel.
The choir sang a cappella, arranging traditional spirituals and original works without instrumentation. "It was a very beautiful sound, in the era of the Great Depression, and then the war. People wanted...
News and Upcoming Events
2010 Black History Observance
Hillcrest Church of Christ
1939 Snapfinger Road
Decatur, GA 30035
(404) 289-4573
6:30 pm — 9:30 pm, February 12, 2010
Atlanta, GA
Love Life's Essence of Grace
New Life Baptist Church
3600 Snapfinger Road
Lithonia, GA 30038
5 p.m., December 12, 2009
Atlanta, GA
A Christmas with Cantamos
Robert Ferst Center for the Arts
7 p.m., December 6, 2009
Atlanta, GA
A Christmas with Cantamos (Pre-Concert)
Bouldercrest Church of Christ
3 p.m., November 29, 2009
Atlanta, GA