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

Cornerstones | The Reader The Black Church

Premiered February 09, 2021
Cornerstones | The Reader

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.

About the Program

The Black Church

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.

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