This Far By Faith

Season 1

TV-PG
The project demonstrated how men and women of color have been forced -- arguably more so than any other ethnic group in the U.S. to rise above their circumstances to flourish and prevail, guided by their unshakeable faith in a divine power (either one borne of their own African religions or one instilled in them by white society).

Where to Watch This Far By Faith • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • There Is a River
    E1
    There Is a RiverExplore the evolution of African-American religious thought, from the beliefs and rituals Africans brought to America to the influence of Christian teachings imposed on slaves in the new world.
  • God Is a Negro
    E2
    God Is a NegroAfter Emancipation, the minister and journalist Henry McNeal Turner uses the black church to engage newly freed blacks in the political realm.
  • Guide My Feet
    E3
    Guide My FeetTrace African-Americans as they move from the rural South to the promised land of the industrial North.
  • Freedom Faith
    E4
    Freedom FaithFaith sustained black families through the oppression of segregation in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • Inheritors of the Faith
    E5
    Inheritors of the FaithFollow those who seek spiritual fulfillment outside of Christianity. It explores Islam and Yoruba.
  • Rise Up and Call Their Names
    E6
    Rise Up and Call Their NamesIn 1998, 60 people embarked on an Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage.

Cast of Season 1

  • Lorraine ToussaintNarrator
  • Dante JamesExecutive Producer
  • Sheila Curran BernardDevelopment Producer

 

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