Miracles on the Sawdust Trail
In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of people traveled to see Pentecostal preacher Brother Terrell speak in tongues and perform faith healings. The crowd would dance and stamp their feet until the sawdust beneath them filled the air. All that three-year-old Donna Johnson could see through the haziness was a sea of hands, clapping to the beat.
Donna recounts what it was like to grow up as a “Terrellite,” following the charismatic pastor from town to town, and why she ultimately left the group.
Pictured: Donna Johnson at a tent revival in the 1960s.
Donna Johnson, author of"Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir"
