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

The roots of Black religion, from the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the ways enslaved Africans preserved and adapted faith practices from slavery to emancipation.

How the Black Church expanded its reach to address social inequality and help the needy, from the Jim Crow South to the civil rights movement to present day.

Enslaved Africans shipped to North America found ways to retain their culture and beliefs while fusing them with Christianity.

After the Civil War, Black churches helped the formerly enslaved navigate a perilous freedom.

With the dawn of the 20th century, music and politics in Black churches played a pivotal role in reshaping the nation.

After the violent loss of civil rights leaders, Black churches found themselves at a crossroads.