The Ringshout & the Birth of African-American Religion

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Uploaded by on Jul 17, 2009

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  • I'm glad no one has "thumbs down" this video.

    

  • This is from a PBS series on African American religion called "This Far By Faith." It was produced by Blackside Productions -- the same company that created the legendary series on the Civil Rights Movement "Eyes on the Prize."

    This series is hard to find now, but libraries should have it and you may be able to buy copies on the internet. I agree, it's a wonderful series. What you are watching is an excerpt from part 1 of the multi-part series. Part 1 is called "There is a River."

  • What movie is this from?

  • Gullah Culture is awesome!

  • i've been tracking down my Gullah roots for years now and thanks to the age of information it is getting so much easier.

  • OMG! I've been looking for that 'So Sweet' song for years & found it completely fortuitously the very night I'd given up hope! There must be a a God somewhere! Thank God for Youtube! =D

  • White People are so evil to Africans could not read, but have too know we belong to Our God.

  • I LOOOOVE this documentary b/c it teaches the history of the African/African American religion of where it derived from!!! It is soo important to teach this to OUR people and the young generation; especially the young generation! Many people do not know that the Holy Ghost is derived from the Ring Shout which is why many African Americans have this today! I would loove to know where this video is from! Thank you very much for posting this; will put this on my Facebook status for Black History!

  • can someone tell me what documentary this comes from?

  • Her Gullah accent sounds a lot like the way we speak in the Caribbean. I closed my eyes and listened to her again, she sounds like one of my aunts.

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