Al Sharpton and John Legend among others and releases alongside a companion novel authored by Gates that includes an epilogue where Gates discusses his personal faith journey and the Holy Spirit. Get Liftedĭirector: Stacey L.(REVIEW) “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song” - a four-hour docuseries hosted by Harvard professor and journalist Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Production Company: McGee Media Inkwell Media WETA Washington, D.C. Holman, Christopher Bryson, Shayla Harris, Kevin BurkeĮxecutive Producer: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Dyllan McGee, John Legend, Ty Stiklorius, Mike Jackson uncovers how Black churches grappled with their contradictory legacy of being an instrument of liberation, while at the same time battling class and ideological divisions that alienated vital members of their congregations. At the same time, we see how a clear denominational divide emerged within the Black Church.Īfter the violent loss of leaders like Martin Luther King Jr, Black churches found themselves at a crossroads. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr, shares how the “nation within a nation” expanded its reach to address the social ills of society and minister to those in need. The dawn of the 20th century was a pivotal period for Black churches socially, musically, economically, and politically. reveals that with freedom on the horizon, independent Black churches helped the formerly enslaved navigate emancipation, the Civil War, and the promise of Reconstruction during this transformational period in American history.
Under slavery, the Christian faith provided a way for enslaved people to cope with the brutal and dehumanizing experience of bondage. reveals the historic beginnings of the Black Church.
From hush harbors to praise houses to brick-and-mortar structures that stand today, host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. A chorus of leading scholars, ministers, and cultural influencers who grew up in the Black Church will weigh in and give meaning to events past and present.Įnslaved Africans, shipped to the shores of North America, found ways to preserve their culture and beliefs as a way to sustain them through the atrocities of slavery. The series also explores the complexity of these spaces of worship at a time when many believe it is at a crossroads. The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr, chronicles the rich history of an institution at the heart of the African American experience.īeginning with enslavement, traveling through Emancipation, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights movement, and ending in the present-day, Gates takes viewers on a journey through time, focusing on the key events, charismatic figures, political debates, and musical traditions that have shaped, and been shaped by, the Black Church.
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