The Black Church

Entertainment’s Place in the Church

In the late 1960s, Pentecostal choirs emerged to bring youthful energy back to the Church. The Edwin Hawkins Singers were one of the groups that rose to stardom with their single “Oh, Happy Day.”

Entertainment’s Place in the Church

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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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    Cornerstones | The Servant

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

    In this short animated series, Cornerstones: Found Voices of the Black Church, we look at just a few pivotal people who brought the reality of the right to gather, read, sing, worship and share these truths that should have always been self-evident.

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    Cornerstones | The Hymnist

    2m 40s

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

    In this short animated series, Cornerstones: Found Voices of the Black Church, we look at just a few pivotal people who brought the reality of the right to gather, read, sing, worship and share these truths that should have always been self-evident.

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