Name: The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
Released: 2021-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Henry Louis Gates

Available on PBS Video, Prime Video

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.

History · 2021 · 1 hr 50 min

Starring Henry Louis Gates

EPISODE 1

Part 1

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 the brutality of slavery to emancipation.

1 hr 49 min · Feb 16, 2021
EPISODE 2

Part 2

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.

1 hr 49 min · Feb 17, 2021
EPISODE 201

Cornerstones | The Hymnist

The Hymnist sang praises to celebrate the soul's salvation and save the body from slavery.

2 min · Feb 9, 2021
EPISODE 202

Cornerstones | The Reader

The Reader risked his life to bring to the Church what should have never been prohibited.

2 min · Feb 9, 2021
EPISODE 203

Cornerstones | The Servant

The Servant taught others how to serve more deeply, not as a slave, but as a free man.

2 min · Feb 9, 2021