Author Explores African American Faith Stories

Famed gospel singer Ethel Waters was given a standing ovation after she spoke at the Billy Graham crusade in Seattle’s Kingdome on Sunday, May 10, 1976 . The famed singer sang “His Eye Is On the Sparrow.”
Famed gospel singer Ethel Waters was given a standing ovation after she spoke at the Billy Graham crusade in Seattle’s Kingdome on Sunday, May 10, 1976 . The famed singer sang “His Eye Is On the Sparrow.” Brownell / AP Photo
Famed gospel singer Ethel Waters was given a standing ovation after she spoke at the Billy Graham crusade in Seattle’s Kingdome on Sunday, May 10, 1976 . The famed singer sang “His Eye Is On the Sparrow.”
Famed gospel singer Ethel Waters was given a standing ovation after she spoke at the Billy Graham crusade in Seattle’s Kingdome on Sunday, May 10, 1976 . The famed singer sang “His Eye Is On the Sparrow.” Brownell / AP Photo

Author Explores African American Faith Stories

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  • Author Randal Jelks on his book “Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans”