The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021 - 2021)

Name: The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-02-16
Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Jonathan L. Walton, Barbara D. Savage, Larry G. Murphy, Yolanda Pierce

Documentary

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.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

Jonathan L. Walton

Self - Wake Forest University School of Divinity

Barbara D. Savage

Self - University of Pennsylvania

Larry G. Murphy

Self - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Yolanda Pierce

Self - Howard University

Status: Ended
First Aired: 2021-02-16
Seasons: 1 seasons

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

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MiniseriesEpisode 1120 min

Part One

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 faith practices from the brutality of slavery to emancipation.