Gospel: The Music that Propelled a Movement
Mon, Feb 02
|The Athenaeum-Claremont McKenna College
Come experience a powerful presentation of Gospel singing and its influence on the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Diane White-Clayton and her amazing choir, the BYTHAX Ensemble.
Time & Location
Feb 02, 2026, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
The Athenaeum-Claremont McKenna College, 385 E. Eighth St. Claremont, CA 91711
About the event
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., along with numerous other African American pastors, drew inspiration and strength from the impactful songs birthed out of the church. Spirituals, hymns, and gospel songs, driven by Spirit-filled Gospel singers, served as the driving force behind the Civil Rights Movement. As the late Congressman and Civil Rights Activist John Lewis once said, “The Civil Rights Movement without music would have been like a bird without wings.”