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From "Easter Sunrise Sermon", W. T. Goodwin (total transcription by Peter Gold)
Original Pages 1-14. Alcheringa 1-4
Reverend W.T. Goodwin, from Easter Sunrise Sermon, 1971, John's Island, S.C., recorded by Peter Gold and Henrietta Yurchenco (3:11)
Overview
This excerpt features a half-sung, half-spoken Easter sermon or call to worship by Rev. Willis T. Goodwin. The transcription uses spacing and capitalization to capture pitch, stress, timing, as well as call and response of the congregation.
Context
Replace with a paragraph or two explaining the broader context for this piece (perhaps addressing its “author” and the broader tradition of artful sermons within African American churches or Johns Island, SC. (Hints: Rev. Willis T. Goodwin published a memoir, is remembered in multiple obituaries, conducted at least one oral history interview, etc.)
Commentary
Replace with suggestions about what readers might want to attend to, how the transcription is designed to allow for appreciation of the artfulness of his speaking, the role of congregation/audience.
Bibliography
Replace with print and/or online sources.
Could include sources relevant to the poetics of sermons, African American oratory, language contexts and community in the Gullah-Geechee corridor, or to Willis T. Goodwin himself.
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