Episode #1.1 - Production & Contact Info

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74 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self Self See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Yolanda Pierce Self - Howard University (as Rev. Yolanda Pierce) Self - Howard University (as Rev. Yolanda Pierce) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Self - Princeton University Self - Princeton University See fewer	PBS NewsHour (1975)
Jason Young Self - University of Michigan Self - University of Michigan See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Melissa Cooper Self - Rutgers University Self - Rutgers University See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Kirk Franklin Self - Gospel Recording Artist Self - Gospel Recording Artist See fewer	Norbit (2007)
Dwight Andrews Self - First Congregational United Church of Atlanta (as Rev. Dwight Andrews) Self - First Congregational United Church of Atlanta (as Rev. Dwight Andrews) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Katharine Gerbner Self - University of Minnesota Self - University of Minnesota See fewer	Unspoken (IV) (2022)
Jonathan L. Walton Self - Wake Forest University School of Divinity (as Rev. Jonathan L. Watson) Self - Wake Forest University School of Divinity (as Rev. Jonathan L. Watson) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Michael Curry Self - The Episcopal Church (as The Most Rev. Michael Curry) Self - The Episcopal Church (as The Most Rev. Michael Curry) See fewer	A Case for Love (I)
Jennifer Hudson Self - Recording Artist & Actor Self - Recording Artist & Actor See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Larry G. Murphy Self - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Self - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Barbara D. Savage Self - University of Pennsylvania Self - University of Pennsylvania See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Patrice E. Turner Self - Ebenezer Baptist Church Self - Ebenezer Baptist Church See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Anthony Pinn Self - Rice University (as Anthony B. Pinn) Self - Rice University (as Anthony B. Pinn) See fewer	Black Church, Inc.: Prophets for Profit (2014)
Otis Moss Jr. Self - Pastor Emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Self - Pastor Emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church See fewer	Claim the Sky: We Shall Overcome
Martha Simmons Self - Author (as Rev. Marth Simmons) Self - Author (as Rev. Marth Simmons) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Mary Rivers LeGree Self - Custodian, Coffin Point Praise House Self - Custodian, Coffin Point Praise House See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Thurmond N. Tillman Self - First African Baptist Church (as Rev. Thurmond N. Tillman) Self - First African Baptist Church (as Rev. Thurmond N. Tillman) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Boubacar Diakite Self - Harvard University Self - Harvard University See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Michael Johnson Self - Johns Hopkins University Self - Johns Hopkins University See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Vanti McKenzie Self - African Methodist Episcopal Church (as Bishop Vanti Murphy McKenzie) Self - African Methodist Episcopal Church (as Bishop Vanti Murphy McKenzie) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Richard Newman Self - Rochester Institute of Technology Self - Rochester Institute of Technology See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Martha S. Jones Self - Johns Hopkins University Self - Johns Hopkins University See fewer	Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Self - Harvard University Self - Harvard University See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Paul Harvey Self - University of Colorado, Colorado Spring Self - University of Colorado, Colorado Spring See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Michael Eric Dyson Self - Georgetown University Self - Georgetown University See fewer	Waist Deep (2006)
Reginald F. Hildebrand Self - Durham Technical Community College Self - Durham Technical Community College See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Robert Darden Self - Baylor University Self - Baylor University See fewer	How They Got Over (2018)
Rosa Murray Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Gracie Gadson Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Joseph Murray Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina (as Deacon Joseph Murray) Self - Resident of St. Helena Island, South Carolina (as Deacon Joseph Murray) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Eric Crawford Self - Costal Carolina University Self - Costal Carolina University See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Charles J. Elmore Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Joseph McDomick Jr. Self - Brick Baptist Church (as Deacon Joseph McDomick Jr.) Self - Brick Baptist Church (as Deacon Joseph McDomick Jr.) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Al Sharpton Self - Founder, National Action Network (as Rev. Al Sharpton) Self - Founder, National Action Network (as Rev. Al Sharpton) See fewer	Mr. Deeds (2002)
Anthea Butler Self - University of Pennsylvania Self - University of Pennsylvania See fewer	God in America (2010)
Calvin O. Butts III Self - Abyssinian Baptist Church (as Rev. Calvin Butts III) Self - Abyssinian Baptist Church (as Rev. Calvin Butts III) See fewer	Adam Clayton Powell (1989)
Oprah Winfrey Self - Global Media Leader Self - Global Media Leader See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Kelly Brown Douglas Self - Union Theological Seminary (as Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas) Self - Union Theological Seminary (as Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas) See fewer	A Case for Love (I)
John Legend Self - Recording Artist Self - Recording Artist See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Charles E. Blake Sr. Self - West Angeles Church of God in Christ (as Bishop Charles E. Blake Jr.) Self - West Angeles Church of God in Christ (as Bishop Charles E. Blake Jr.) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Richard Allen Self - Founder, African Methodist Episcopal Church (archive footage) Self - Founder, African Methodist Episcopal Church (archive footage) See fewer
Sharyl Attkisson Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) See fewer	CBS This Morning (2012)
Reginald L. Barnes John Bates / Henry Highland Garnet (voice) John Bates / Henry Highland Garnet (voice) See fewer	Chintu Ka Birthday (2020)
Virginia Broughton Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Katie Brown Self - Former Slave & Granddaughter of Bilal Muhammad (archive footage) Self - Former Slave & Granddaughter of Bilal Muhammad (archive footage) See fewer
Nannie Helen Burroughs Self - Women & Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Women & Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) See fewer
Richard Harvey Cain Self - Preacher, African Methodist Church (archive footage) Self - Preacher, African Methodist Church (archive footage) See fewer
William J. Campbell Self - Pastor, 1st Baptist Church (archive footage) Self - Pastor, 1st Baptist Church (archive footage) See fewer
Frederick Douglass Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage) See fewer	Frederick Douglass - My Path to Freedom (2024)
W.E.B. Du Bois Self - Early 20th Century Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Early 20th Century Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) See fewer	Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021)
Zilpha Elaw Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Julia Foote Self - Deacon, AME Zion Church (archive footage) Self - Deacon, AME Zion Church (archive footage) See fewer
Garrison Frazier Self - Minister, Baptist Church (archive footage) Self - Minister, Baptist Church (archive footage) See fewer
Henry Highland Garnet Self - Abolitionist & Minister (archive footage) Self - Abolitionist & Minister (archive footage) See fewer
Thomas Wentworth Higginson Self - Minister and Abolitionist (archive footage) Self - Minister and Abolitionist (archive footage) See fewer
Ulysses L. Houston Self - Pastor, 3rd African Baptist Church (archive footage) Self - Pastor, 3rd African Baptist Church (archive footage) See fewer
John Jasper Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Peter Jennings Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage) Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage) See fewer	ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Mary Lange Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Jarena Lee Self - First Female Preacher, African Methodist Episcopal Church (archive footage) Self - First Female Preacher, African Methodist Episcopal Church (archive footage) See fewer
Abraham Lincoln Self - 16th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 16th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (1912)
Charles Harrison Mason Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage) Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage) See fewer
Otis Moss III Self - Trinity United Church of Christ (as Rev. Otis Moss III) Self - Trinity United Church of Christ (as Rev. Otis Moss III) See fewer	Jonathan Slocumb's: Cuss Free Comedy (2015)
Louisa Noel Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Florence Randolph Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
William Tecumseh Sherman Self - Civil War General (archive footage) Self - Civil War General (archive footage) See fewer
Amanda Berry Smith Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Jane Tillman Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Henry McNeal Turner Self - Pastor (archive footage) Self - Pastor (archive footage) See fewer
Nat Turner Self - Preacher (archive footage) Self - Preacher (archive footage) See fewer
Denmark Vesey Self - Carpenter (archive footage) Self - Carpenter (archive footage) See fewer
George Whitfield Self - Evangelist (archive footage) Self - Evangelist (archive footage) See fewer