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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.
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere: 02/16/21

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Episode 2

S1 E2 Length 1:49:49 Premiere Date 02/16/21

Episode 1

S1 E1 Length 1:50:09 Premiere Date 02/08/21

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Part 2

Premiered On: 02/17/2021

Discover how the Black Church expanded its reach to address social inequality and help the needy, from the Jim Crow South to the civil rights movement to the present day.

  • Sunday March 26, 2023 8:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday March 26, 2023 7:00 pm CT on KET2
  • Tuesday March 28, 2023 1:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday March 28, 2023 12:00 am CT on KET2
  • Thursday March 30, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET
  • Thursday March 30, 2023 3:00 am CT on KET
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Part 1 - S1 E1

  • Thursday March 23, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET
  • Thursday March 23, 2023 3:00 am CT on KET
  • Tuesday March 21, 2023 1:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday March 21, 2023 12:00 am CT on KET2
  • Sunday March 19, 2023 8:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday March 19, 2023 7:00 pm CT on KET2
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