Jo Privat 1945 1958

This wonderful four-disc, 105-track box of postwar Afro-American gospel releases from the 1940s and 1950s was compiled by record collector and gospel historian Opal Louis Nations, and it perfectly captures what was surely a golden age for black gospel. Gospel as we now know it emerged in the South in the early '30s, an outgrowth of the right to assemble and the advent of gospel songwriters like Thomas A. Dorsey (who had sung previously in the secular arena as Georgia Tom), who brought the blues to church, tossed in some ragtime piano rhythms, and almost single-handedly created the genre to the point that his compositions were simply known as "Dorseys.

Le 16 août 1951, un terrible empoisonnement par le pain frappe la petite ville gardoise de Pont-Saint-Esprit : plus de trois cents personnes tombent malades. Une trentaine d'individus sont pris de démence et internés en hôpital psychiatrique. Une semaine plus tard, cinq Spiripontains meurent intoxiqués. L'affaire connaît un retentissement exceptionnel, passionne et terrifie l'opinion. Des experts du monde entier tentent de percer le mystère du pain maudit. …