Episode 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.
Episodes
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Episode 2
S1 E2 - 1h 49m
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.
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Episode 1
S1 E1 - 1h 50m
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.
Extras + Features
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Inside Look
S1 - 2m
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses the origins of Black church and its continued influence as the spiritual, cultural, and political epicenter of the African American community.
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Trailer
S1 - 30s
In this intimate four-hour series from executive producer, host, and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., we trace how this came to be in the 400 year-old story of the Black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and endurance, grace and resilience, thriving and testifying, freedom and independence, solidarity and speaking truth to power.
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Gospel Trailer
S1 - 30s
From its early origins to today’s Black Lives Matter movement, The Black Church explores the church’s powerful influence as the spiritual, cultural, and political epicenter of the African American community. Hear from iconic musicians such as John Legend, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams on the powerful role of gospel music within the Black church.
Schedule
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The Black Church
Saturday
Feb 11
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Sunday
Feb 12
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Sunday
Feb 12
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Sunday
Feb 12
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Saturday
Feb 18
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Sunday
Feb 19
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Sunday
Feb 19
2 Hours
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. -
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The Black Church
Sunday
Feb 19
2 Hours
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.
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