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"The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 2021) Poster

(TV Mini Series)

(2021)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Shayla Harris
Stacey L. Holman
Christopher S. Bryson ... (hour three)

Cast (in credits order)  

Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... Self
Sylviane Diouf ... Self - Brown University
Judith Weisenfeld ... Self - Princeton University
Paul Harvey ... Self - University of Colorado, Colorado Spring
Sylvia Chan-Malik ... Self - Rutgers University
Jonathan L. Walton ... Self - Wake Forest University School of Divinity
Barbara D. Savage ... Self - University of Pennsylvania
Wallace D. Best ... Self - Princeton University
Calvin O. Butts III ... Self - Abyssinian Baptist Church (as Rev. Calvin Butts III)
Larry G. Murphy ... Self - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Fredara Hadley ... Self - The Juilliard School
Lerone A. Martin ... Self - Washington University in St. Louis
Robert Darden ... Self - Baylor University
Martha Simmons ... Self - Author (as Rev. Martha Simmons)
Anthony Heilbut ... Self - Author
Shirley Caesar ... Self - Gospel Recording Artist
BeBe Winans ... Self - Gospel Recording Artist
Donna Auston ... Self - Rutgers University
Anthony Pinn ... Self - Rice University (as Anthony B. Pinn)
Michael Eric Dyson ... Self - Georgetown University
Charlayne Hunter-Gault ... Self - Journalist / Author
Yolanda Pierce ... Self - Howard University (as Rev. Yolanda Pierce)
Reginald F. Hildebrand ... Self - Durham Technical Community College
Lerita Coleman Brown ... Self - Agnes Scott College
Walter Earl Fluker ... Self - Boston University
Andrew Young ... Self - U.S. Ambassador & Civil Rights Activist (as Andrew Young Jr.)
Barbara Ransby ... Self - University of Illinois at Chicago
Rutha Harris ... Self - Founding Member, SNCC Freedom Singers (as Rutha Mae Harris)
Eboni Marshall Turman ... Self - Yale University (as Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman)
Anthea Butler ... Self - University of Pennsylvania
Raphael G. Warnock ... Self - Ebenezer Baptist Church (as Rev. Raphael G. Warnock)
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham ... Self - Harvard University
Paul Ortiz ... Self - University of Florida
William J. Barber II ... Self - Greenleaf Christian Church (as Rev. William J. Barber II)
Cornel West ... Self - Harvard University
Otis Moss Jr. ... Self - Pastor Emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church (as Rev. Otis Moss Jr.)
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ... Self - Princeton University
Kelly Brown Douglas ... Self - Union Theological Seminary (as Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas)
Jeremiah Wright ... Self - Pastor Emeritus, Trinity United Church of Christ (as Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.)
Yolanda Adams ... Self - Gospel Recording Artist
Josef Sorett ... Self - Columbia University
Yvette A. Flunder ... Self - City of Refuge United Church of Christ (as Bishop Yvette Flunder)
Al Sharpton ... Self - Founder, National Action Network
Brianna Parker ... Self - Founding Curator, Black Millennial Cafe (as Rev. Brianna K. Parker)
Kirk Franklin ... Self - Gospel Recording Artist
John Legend ... Self - Recording Artist
Jason Young ... Self - University of Michigan
T.D. Jakes ... Self - The Potter House (as Bishop T.D. Jakes)
Oprah Winfrey ... Self - Global Media Leader
Traci Blackmon ... Self - Christ the King United Church of Christ (as Rev. Traci Blackmon)
Michael Curry ... Self - The Episcopal Church (as The Most Rev. Michael Curry)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ella Baker ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Michael Brown ... Self (archive footage)
Claudette Colvin ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
James Cone ... Self - Author, Black Theology & Black Power (archive footage)
Dorothy Cotton ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Marcelino Manuel da Graça ... Self - Evangelist (archive footage) (as Daddy Grace)
Father Divine ... Self - Evangelist (archive footage)
Thomas A. Dorsey ... Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage)
Amelia Earhart ... Self - Aviator (archive footage)
The Edwin Hawkins Singers The Edwin Hawkins Singers ... Themselves (archive footage)
Jerry Falwell ... Self - Evangelist (archive footage)
C.L. Franklin ... Self - Aretha Franklin's Father (archive footage) (as Rev. C.L. Franklin)
The Freedom Singers ... Themselves (archive footage)
Mohandas K. Gandhi ... Self - Civil Rights Leader, India (archive footage)
Eric Garner ... Self (archive footage)
Marcus Garvey ... Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)
Prathia Hall ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Fannie Lou Hamer ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Edwin Hawkins ... Self - Gospel Singer (archive footage)
Dorothy Height ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Reverend Ike ... Self - Evangelist (archive footage) (as Reverend Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II)
Jesse Jackson ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson ... Self - Singer (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson ... Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Sr. ... Self - Martin Luther King Jr's Father (archive footage)
Martin Luther King ... Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)
Malcolm X ... Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)
Shirley Miller ... Self - Gospel Singer (archive footage)
Mamie Till Mobley ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) (as Mamie Bradley)
Anne Moody ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Elijah Muhammad ... Self - Nation of Islam Leader (archive footage)
Diane Nash ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
NWA ... Themselves (archive footage)
Barack Obama ... Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage)
Rosa Parks ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ... Self - U.S. Congressman (archive footage)
Adam Clayton Powell ... Self - Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church (archive footage) (as Adam Clayton Powell Sr.)
Public Enemy ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Soul Stirrers ... Self - Musical Group (archive footage)
Sylvester ... Self - Disco Recording Artist (archive footage)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe ... Self - Singer & Musician (archive footage)
Howard Thurman ... Self - Minister (archive footage)
Addie Wyatt ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Addie Mae Collins ... Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Denise McNair ... Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carole Robertson ... Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dylann Roof ... Self - Charleston Church Mass Shooter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cynthia Wesley ... Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victim (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Caroline R. Bliss ... associate producer
Christopher S. Bryson ... producer (as Christopher Bryson)
Kelly Deckert ... digital producer
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... executive producer
Megan A. Graham ... associate producer (as Megan Graham)
Shayla Harris ... producer
Stacey L. Holman ... series producer
Mike Jackson ... executive producer
John Legend ... executive producer
Dyllan McGee ... executive producer
Chinisha Scott ... co-producer
Ty Stiklorius ... executive producer
Eric Thielman ... co-producer
Lauren Vernea ... associate producer

Music by 

Matthew Head ... (music by)

Cinematography by 

Graham Smith

Editing by 

Edward A. Bishop ... (hour three)
Sandra Christie ... (as Sandra Christie ACE) (hour four)
Jason Pollard

Production Management 

Jim Corbley ... vp of production
Troy Mosley ... unit production manager

Sound Department 

Michael Jones ... sound recordist
Sam Kashefi ... sound mixer
Mark Mandler ... sound recordist
Stuart Marsh ... sound recordist
Benny Mouthon ... re-recording mixer / sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Nicholas Lindner ... camera operator
LaDawn Manuel ... first assistant camera
Sam Russell ... additional photography

Editorial Department 

Jon Fordham ... colorist

Music Department 

Barry Cole ... music supervisor

Additional Crew 

Christine Allen ... production coordinator
Anastacia C.C. Davis ... production assistant
Alexa Lamantea ... post-production coordinator
Madeleine Lawrence ... archival researcher (english version)
Gracie Markland ... archival researcher
Michael McCormack ... legal services
Drew Patrick ... legal services
Emily Schkolnick ... archival researcher

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