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Discover how the Black church expanded to address social inequality.
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Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion.
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The Servant taught others how to serve more deeply, not as a slave, but as a free man.
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The Hymnist sang praises to celebrate the soul's salvation and save the body from slavery.
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The Reader risked his life to bring to the Church what should have never been prohibited.
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An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Explore the 400-year-old story of the black church in America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses the origins of Black church.
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The Black Church explores the church’s powerful influence.
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In Georgia, you can find some of the deepest traces of Christianity, as well as Islam.
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In the first decade after the Civil War, many Black Churches were built across the South.
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In 1954, Reverend Franklin recorded his popular sermon “The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest.”
