They liked their emotive form of worship and saw no reason to cast it aside. Nevertheless, most black Southerners ended up joining independent black churches that had been formed in the North ...

The Black Church emerged not only as a place of worship but also as a hub for community support, social justice, and political activism, particularly during the Civil Rights Movement. For instance, ...

New Salem Baptist Church was constructed in 1921 for their Black community and served as a central gathering hub as well as a place to worship. The area’s mine closed in the 1960s, and the ...

“The Black church has always been a place of hope ... Thelma Witherspoon, pastor of the Westminister Christian Worship Center on Morningside Avenue in Atlantic City, said many of her church ...

In this short animated series, 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 ...