Ragland, WV
This black-and-white photograph from Coal Hollow by Ken and Melanie Light fascinated me: the substation has an almost sacred, chapel-like presence.Location
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Eleanor Dickinson’s Revival! (Collage)
Collage of drawings, photographs, and tapes of Southern revival meetings with recordings of creek baptism, snake handling, foot washing, casting out devils, speaking in tongues, and dancing in ecstasy created by artist Eleanor Dickinson. Pentecostal Videotape and Audiotape Collection (NMAH.AC.0199, ref22) Chapters The Gadarene Demoniac (0:02) Preacher Rev. Roger Powell opens mid-sermon, expounding on the…
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Singing on the Mountain (1965)
White gospel music, like rock, is a group experience, involving the individual members of the audience in deeply personal yet collective way So did Rock’n’Roll come out of the church?
