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"The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song" Episode #1.1 (TV Episode 2021) Poster

(TV Mini Series)

(2021)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Stacey L. Holman
Christopher S. Bryson ... (as Christopher Bryson) (hour one)
Shayla Harris ... (hour two)

Cast (in credits order)  

Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... Self
Yolanda Pierce ... Self - Howard University (as Rev. Yolanda Pierce)
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ... Self - Princeton University
Jason Young ... Self - University of Michigan
Melissa Cooper ... Self - Rutgers University
Kirk Franklin ... Self - Gospel Recording Artist
Dwight Andrews ... Self - First Congregational United Church of Atlanta (as Rev. Dwight Andrews)
Katharine Gerbner ... Self - University of Minnesota
Jonathan L. Walton ... Self - Wake Forest University School of Divinity (as Rev. Jonathan L. Watson)
Michael Curry ... Self - The Episcopal Church (as The Most Rev. Michael Curry)
Jennifer Hudson ... Self - Recording Artist & Actor
Larry G. Murphy ... Self - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Barbara D. Savage ... Self - University of Pennsylvania
Patrice E. Turner ... Self - Ebenezer Baptist Church
Anthony Pinn ... Self - Rice University (as Anthony B. Pinn)
Otis Moss Jr. ... Self - Pastor Emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Martha Simmons ... Self - Author (as Rev. Marth Simmons)
Mary Rivers LeGree ... Self - Custodian, Coffin Point Praise House
Thurmond N. Tillman ... Self - First African Baptist Church (as Rev. Thurmond N. Tillman)
Boubacar Diakite ... Self - Harvard University
Michael Johnson ... Self - Johns Hopkins University
Vanti McKenzie ... Self - African Methodist Episcopal Church (as Bishop Vanti Murphy McKenzie)
Richard Newman ... Self - Rochester Institute of Technology
Martha S. Jones ... Self - Johns Hopkins University
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham ... Self - Harvard University
Paul Harvey ... Self - University of Colorado, Colorado Spring
Michael Eric Dyson ... Self - Georgetown University
Reginald F. Hildebrand ... Self - Durham Technical Community College
Robert Darden ... Self - Baylor University
Rosa Murray ... Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Gracie Gadson ... Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Joseph Murray ... Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina (as Deacon Joseph Murray)
Eric Crawford ... Self - Costal Carolina University
Charles J. Elmore ... Self - Author
Joseph McDomick Jr. ... Self - Brick Baptist Church (as Deacon Joseph McDomick Jr.)
Al Sharpton ... Self - Founder, National Action Network (as Rev. Al Sharpton)
Anthea Butler ... Self - University of Pennsylvania
Calvin O. Butts III ... Self - Abyssinian Baptist Church (as Rev. Calvin Butts III)
Oprah Winfrey ... Self - Global Media Leader
Kelly Brown Douglas ... Self - Union Theological Seminary (as Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas)
John Legend ... Self - Recording Artist
Charles E. Blake Sr. ... Self - West Angeles Church of God in Christ (as Bishop Charles E. Blake Jr.)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Allen ... Self - Founder, African Methodist Episcopal Church (archive footage)
Sharyl Attkisson ... Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
Reginald L. Barnes ... John Bates / Henry Highland Garnet (voice)
Virginia Broughton ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Katie Brown ... Self - Former Slave & Granddaughter of Bilal Muhammad (archive footage)
Nannie Helen Burroughs ... Self - Women & Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Richard Harvey Cain ... Self - Preacher, African Methodist Church (archive footage)
William J. Campbell ... Self - Pastor, 1st Baptist Church (archive footage)
Frederick Douglass ... Self - Writer (archive footage)
W.E.B. Du Bois ... Self - Early 20th Century Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Zilpha Elaw ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Julia Foote ... Self - Deacon, AME Zion Church (archive footage)
Garrison Frazier ... Self - Minister, Baptist Church (archive footage)
Henry Highland Garnet ... Self - Abolitionist & Minister (archive footage)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson ... Self - Minister and Abolitionist (archive footage)
Ulysses L. Houston ... Self - Pastor, 3rd African Baptist Church (archive footage)
John Jasper ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Peter Jennings ... Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)
Mary Lange ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Jarena Lee ... Self - First Female Preacher, African Methodist Episcopal Church (archive footage)
Abraham Lincoln ... Self - 16th President of the United States (archive footage)
Charles Harrison Mason ... Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)
Otis Moss III ... Self - Trinity United Church of Christ (as Rev. Otis Moss III)
Louisa Noel ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Florence Randolph ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
William Tecumseh Sherman ... Self - Civil War General (archive footage)
Amanda Berry Smith ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Jane Tillman ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Henry McNeal Turner ... Self - Pastor (archive footage)
Nat Turner ... Self - Preacher (archive footage)
Denmark Vesey ... Self - Carpenter (archive footage)
George Whitfield ... Self - Evangelist (archive footage)

Produced by 

Caroline R. Bliss ... associate producer
Christopher S. Bryson ... producer (as Christopher Bryson) (produced by)
Kelly Deckert ... digital producer
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... executive producer
Megan A. Graham ... associate producer (as Megan Graham)
Shayla Harris ... producer: hour two
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 

Adriana Pacheco ... (hour one)
Jason Pollard ... (hour two)

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
Benny Mouthon ... re-recording mixer / sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Nicholas Lindner ... camera operator
LaDawn Manuel ... first assistant camera
Ben Pender-Cudlip ... camera assistant
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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