Stacey Holman
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extraordinary ways enslaved Africans preserved and adapted their faith practices from slavery to emancipation.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Discover how the Black Church expanded its reach to address social inequality and minister to those in need, from the Jim Crow South to the heroic phase of the civil rights movement and the Black Church’s role in the present.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (219 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Trace the history of the Black Church in America. From enslavement to today, the series explores key events shaping an institution at the heart of African American communities on the frontlines of hope and change.
5) Gospel
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx. 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel explores Black spirituality through sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. But, while musical styles come and go, there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage, and wisdom. It is a message that resounds from the pulpit to the choir lofts on any given Sunday -- one of good news in...