The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
Overview
The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the pulpit, the choir loft, and church pews.
Key Crew
Producer: Kevin Burke
Top Cast
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Host
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
No overview available.
2 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Part One
2021-02-16Henry 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 faith practices from the brutality of slavery to emancipation.
Runtime: 120 minEpisode 2: Part Two
2021-02-17Discover 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.
Runtime: 120 min
