Final answer:
Yes, white and black gospel often shared the same hymns.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement is true: white and black gospel often shared the same hymns.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth century, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian missionaries spread the gospel and brought hymns composed by English hymn writers, such as Issac Watts, to African American slave communities. Lined-out hymn singing, which has roots in sixteenth and seventeenth century England and Scotland, was taught to slaves and poor whites in the South where literacy was low and hymnbooks were scarce.
This blending of traditional West African spirituality with Christian beliefs and European American tunes created a unique African American musical sound that laid the foundation for future forms of American music, including the blues, soul, jazz, rock n' roll, and hip-hop.