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Trailer
February 16, 2021
In this intimate four-hour series from executive producer, host, and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., we trace how this came to be in the 400 year-old story of the black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and endurance, grace and resilience, thriving and testifying, freedom and independence, solidarity and speaking truth to power.
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Extended Trailer
February 16, 2021
Explore the 400-year-old story of the black church in America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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The Rebuilding of the Emanuel A.M.E Church
February 12, 2021
Reverend Cain started rebuilding Charlestons staple Black church after it was destroyed.
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Rutha Mae Harris music lifted the spirits of those fighting for racial equality.
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