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Reverend C.L. Franklin Goes on the Record

Season 1 Episode 2

Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons

Seeking to grow his audience beyond New Bethel's walls, Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons with the help of Joe Von Battle, a local record store owner in Detroit.

AIR DATE 2/12/24

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GOSPEL, the latest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., digs deep into the origin story of Black spirituality through sermon and song.

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