Preaching on Wax: The Phonograph and the Shaping of Modern African American Religion (Religion, Race, and Ethnicity)

Preaching on Wax - The Overlooked African American Religious History of the Phonograph Industry Discover the untold story of how African American clergymen teamed up with leading record labels to record and sell their sermons on wax from 1925-1941.

Learn how these phonograph preachers significantly shaped the development of black religion during the interwar period, playing a crucial role in establishing contemporary religious practices of commodification, broadcasting, and celebrity.

This groundbreaking book offers the first full-length account of the oft-overlooked religious history of the phonograph industry, highlighting the price these preachers paid for their fame and reach as they became subject to the principles of corporate America.

Don't miss out on this fascinating look at a little-known chapter in American religious history.

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