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Season 1 – The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the complex revolution of the Black Church.

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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song — Season 1

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Judy Berman TIME Magazine 02/23/2021
Black directors, producers and on-camera talent at their helms-and, not coincidentally, a disinclination to sugarcoat the devastating effects of systemic racism to appease white viewers. Go to Full Review Tambay Obenson IndieWire 02/19/2021
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The series brings that story to the present - a time of rejuvenated racial justice protests in America. Go to Full Review Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act 02/18/2021
Though The Black Church is fast-moving, Gates' research is expansive, and he leaves nearly no detail on the subject unturned. Go to Full Review Nate Tinner-Williams Black Catholic Messenger 08/10/2024
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Church-lapsed celebrities were seemingly put on an equal level with experts and actual practitioners, leaving the latter mostly to sing songs, imitate preachers, and regurgitate call-and-response hollers for the viewers’ listening pleasure. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 03/04/2021
5/5
Brilliant docu reveals role of the Black church in America. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider 02/18/2021
It's not an unblemished chronicle. Even as Gates tracks the infusion of Christianity into African traditions preserved during slavery, he acknowledges the sexism that kept women out of the pulpit for centuries, among other contradictions. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Henry Louis Gates

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 16, 2021 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. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 17, 2021 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. Details

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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 16, 2021