The Black Church : this is our story, this is our song
(DVD) 

Documentary.

"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions"--Container.

Widescreen.

Series producer, Stacey L. Holman ; producer/director, Shayla Harris ; producer, Kevin Burke, editor, Adriana Pacheco ; directors of photography, Tony Rossi, Graham Smith ; composer of original music, Matt Head.

Presenter, Henry Louis Gates Jr ; featuring Oprah Winfrey, Cornel West, Yolanda Pierce, Al Sharpton,

"Chronicles the rich history of an institution at the heart of the African American experience. Beginning with enslavement, traveling through Emancipation, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights movement, and ending in the present-day, Gates takes viewers on a journey through time, focusing on the key events, charismatic figures, political debates, and musical traditions that have shaped, and been shaped by, the Black Church. The series also explores the complexity of these spaces of worship at a time when many believe it is at a crossroads. A chorus of leading scholars, ministers, and cultural influencers who grew up in the Black Church will weigh in and give meaning to events past and present."--Container.

DVD format; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.

In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).