Episodes
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Episode 2
S1 Ep2 |Discover how the Black church expanded to address social inequality.
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Episode 1
S1 Ep1 |Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion.
Specials
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Cornerstones | The Hymnist
The Hymnist sang praises to celebrate the soul's salvation and save the body from slavery.
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Cornerstones | The Reader
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Cornerstones | The Servant
The Servant taught others how to serve more deeply, not as a slave, but as a free man.
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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A Church That Is Welcoming to All
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Jennifer Hudson On the Power of Church
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John Legend Credits the Church for His Music Career
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Prathia Hall’s Inspires MLK’s “I Have A Dream"
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The Black Church Bridges the Divide Through Music
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The Church as a Place of Refuge
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reflects on the Black Church
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Jesse Jackson and a New Generation of Black Leaders
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John Legend Sings "So Good to Me"
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Current Political Movements and the Traditions of the Church
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Entertainment’s Place in the Church
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Extended Trailer
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
