Publication
Arlington, Va. : PBS Video, 2003. Three discs, 330 min.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
Original publication date
2003
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: celebrated the power of African American religious experience! This serious vividly illustrates three centuries of African American spirituality–and how it has transformed our nations cultural, political, and social fabric.
Each dramatic episode blends rich archival photography, compelling music, inspiring interviews, and Vivrant we creations to capture the heart and soul of black faith. Through the eyes of spiritual leaders, you'll see the ways faith inspires and motivates. From the hardships of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, in the Great Depression, and the civil rights era, and into the 21st-century, you'll witness the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values.
Includes: Albert Cleage (1911-2000), James Cone (1939-), Warith Deen Mohammed (1933-), Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993), Fredrick Douglas (1818-1895), Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), Prathia Lauraann Hall (1940-2002), Daniel Payne (1811-1893), Howard Thurman (1900-1981), Souourner Truth (1797-1883), Henry McNeal Turner (1822-1915), Denmark Vesey (1737-1822), Cecil Williams (1929-)
Contents: Three discs, six 60-min programs:
Vol. 1.
Episode 1. There is a river;
Episode 2. God is a Negro;
Vol. 2.
Episode 3. Guide my feet;
Episode 4. Freedom faith;
Vol. 3.
Episode 5. Inheritors of the faith;
Episode 6. Rise up and call their names
Online Availability: PBS maintains a wonderful website for this film that includes information on each luminary, full descriptions of each episode, a historical timeline, and on-line comments from the year the program aired—2003, and addition link for further exploration of this subject. Geared for both general audiences and school teachers.
http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/
FY2005 / jvsn
Each dramatic episode blends rich archival photography, compelling music, inspiring interviews, and Vivrant we creations to capture the heart and soul of black faith. Through the eyes of spiritual leaders, you'll see the ways faith inspires and motivates. From the hardships of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, in the Great Depression, and the civil rights era, and into the 21st-century, you'll witness the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values.
Includes: Albert Cleage (1911-2000), James Cone (1939-), Warith Deen Mohammed (1933-), Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993), Fredrick Douglas (1818-1895), Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), Prathia Lauraann Hall (1940-2002), Daniel Payne (1811-1893), Howard Thurman (1900-1981), Souourner Truth (1797-1883), Henry McNeal Turner (1822-1915), Denmark Vesey (1737-1822), Cecil Williams (1929-)
Contents: Three discs, six 60-min programs:
Vol. 1.
Episode 1. There is a river;
Episode 2. God is a Negro;
Vol. 2.
Episode 3. Guide my feet;
Episode 4. Freedom faith;
Vol. 3.
Episode 5. Inheritors of the faith;
Episode 6. Rise up and call their names
Online Availability: PBS maintains a wonderful website for this film that includes information on each luminary, full descriptions of each episode, a historical timeline, and on-line comments from the year the program aired—2003, and addition link for further exploration of this subject. Geared for both general audiences and school teachers.
http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/
FY2005 / jvsn
Physical description
4.75 inches
Language
Original language
English