on 'The Black Church' and His Own Bargain with Jesus. On April 13, 2021, Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air interviewed Gates about the mini-series, the book that Gates wrote to accompany the film, and his own Christian faith journey in the black church. An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. No social institution in the Black community is more central and important than the Black church." An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Hardcover For the young Henry Louis Gates, Jr., growing up in a small, segregated West Virginia town, the church was his family and his communitys true. "This is the story and song our ancestors bequeathed to us, and it comes at a time in our country when the very things they struggled and died for - faith and freedom, justice and equality, democracy and grace - all are on the line. of Harvard, and explores the 400-year history and culture of the Black church. "Our series is a riveting and systematic exploration of the myriad ways in which African Americans have worshipped God in their own images, and continue to do so today, from the plantation and prayer houses, to camp meetings and store-front structures, to mosques and mega-churches," says Dr. This past February 16 and 23, 2021, PBS debuted its four-hour (in two parts) mini-series called The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song.
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