Al Sharpton Speaks on the Importance of the Black Church
In the first decade after the Civil War, thousands of Black Churches were built across the South to uplift a community that had been degraded in bondage.
The Rebuilding of the Emanuel A.M.E Church
More than 40 years after Charleston’s staple Black church was destroyed, Reverend Cain started rebuilding the significant place of worship, which became the flagship of the A.M.E denomination.
HBCUs Did the Work of God Through Education
Founded to be seminaries, divinity schools, and training grounds for ministers and teachers, HBCUs understood themselves to be doing the work of God.
Rutha Mae Harris’ Music Impact on the Civil Right Movement
Gospel music was at the heart of the Civil Rights movement, lifting the spirits of those fighting for racial equality.
The History Of Black Religion in America
Off the coast of Georgia, you can find some of the deepest traces of Christianity, as well as Islam. Over time, the traditions of the separate religions slowly merged, fusing the two different worlds.
First Black Run Institutions
The First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia, was founded in 1773 and is one of the first Black run institutions on record in the United States.
Fisk Minstrel Show
The spiritual arrangements of the 1870s, like the ones performed by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, were quite different from the simple folk songs that had a single melody.
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