For four hours this week, Henry Louis Gates Jr. will take public television viewers on a 400-year journey of this iconic institution, from its birthing out of bondage and steadfast pursuit of equality to the development of a music so distinct that it continues to influence cultures today
Reconstruction, African American Lives, and
Finding Your Roots as well as the Peabody Award–winning
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, brings a new documentary series to PBS this February,
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song. The series features interviews with more than 70 religious scholars, pastors, and gospel artists to give a compelling and comprehensive account of the Black church s origins and transformation in America. The Black church has been, and continues to be, the cornerstone of the Black community in America, and Gates, a renowned scholar with hundreds of books, articles, and documentary films to his name, says this may be the most important story he has ever told.
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