The continuation of the Great Black Migration just after World War II from Southern to Northern cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York strengthened the flow of preserving African Americanisms between Southern and Northern Blacks. New arrivals who left an environment and society full of oppression and discriminatory actions in hopes of a better life brought their Southern way of life to these big cities. To say their transition was easy would be an understatement. The church was the cornerstone for the African American community for these new arrivals from the South, as well as those formerly from the South who were already immersed in the particularly favorable environment.

• Recognize contributing factors that led to furthering gospel music.
• Explain the significance of Pentecostal worshipping.
• Identify vocal and instrumental characteristics and performance practices of Gospel.
• Identify contexts where gospel music was heard between 1945 and 1965.