The Black Church

Culture Series

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.

2m 20s / TV-PG

Cornerstones | The Reader

2m 20s / TV-PG

The Reader risked his life to bring to the whole Church what should have never been prohibited. 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.

Cornerstones | The Hymnist

2m 40s / TV-PG

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.

Cornerstones | The Servant

2m 37s / TV-PG

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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