For a few decades in the early-mid 20th century, the sermons of a number of African-American preachers were recorded on "wax" (or vinyl records) and distributed widely, a phenomenon that became known as "phonograph religion."  Prof. Lerone Martin, an assistant professor at the John C. Danforth Center for Religion & Politics at Washington University, joins us to discuss this fascinating period in history and bring along a couple audio clips for us to enjoy and analyze.  Dr. Martin begins by...

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