Pre-broadcast reviews say a new PBS series on African-American religious experience (to be shown in June) is real must-see-tv.
According to a PBS press release "In six hours of dramatic storytelling, THIS FAR BY FAITH: AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS examines the African-American religious experience. From the arrival of the early African slaves through the Civil War, reconstruction, Jim Crow, the great depression, the civil rights era, and into the 21st century, THIS FAR BY FAITH, airing on PBS Tuesday-Thursday, June 24-26, 2003, (check local listings), explores the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values. Lorraine Toussaint (?Any Day Now,? ?Crossing Jordan?) narrates.
The Rev. Dr. Cecil Williams (of Glide, SF, one of the most creative, inclusive, wonderful congregations in the country) is also featured. For details, click here.
Posted by mbarlowe at May 14, 2003 10:24 AM