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Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song - Season 1

Series: Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
4.4
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Episodes
2
Rating
TV14
Year
2021
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

Trace the history of the Black Church in America. From enslavement to today, the series explores key events shaping an institution at the heart of African American communities on the frontlines of hope and change.

Related Subjects

  • History

Episodes

1. Part 1

2h

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extraordinary ways enslaved Africans preserved and adapted their faith practices from slavery to emancipation.

2. Part 2

2h

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Discover how the Black Church expanded its reach to address social inequality and minister to those in need, from the Jim Crow South to the heroic phase of the civil rights movement and the Black Church's role in the present.

Extended Details

  • SeriesBlack Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Henry Louis Gates Jr.Actor
Jonathan L. WaltonActor
Barbara D. SavageActor