Episodes
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Episode 2
S1 Ep2 |Discover how the Black church expanded to address social inequality.
Specials
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Cornerstones | The Hymnist
The Hymnist sang praises to celebrate the soul's salvation and save the body from slavery.
About The Black Church
An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song will explore 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.
Extras
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Gospel Trailer
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Inside Look
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Trailer
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The Black Vote Decides U.S. Presidential Elections
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Thurman’s Non-Violent Approach Inspired MLK’s Movement
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The Man with the Million Dollar Voice
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The Popularity of Religious Race Records
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Al Sharpton Speaks on the Importance of the Black Church
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The Black Church Resists the Changing Culture
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HBCUs Did the Work of God Through Education
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The Rebuilding the Emanuel A.M.E Church
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Rutha Mae Harris’ Music Impact on the Civil Right Movement
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Collection
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, historian, and the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. VIEW MORE
