Description
In this TEDx Talk, Dr. Christopher Hunter, Ph.D., explores the importance that African American church buildings play in socio-cultural events and placemaking. Dr. Hunter, an architect and architectural historian, shines a light not only on the historical and modern-day justice movement, but the actual buildings that house those events and host the people.
Features
- 14-minute video organized into seven chapters
- Examples of early African American church architecture and buildings
- Photos and images of early African American safe spaces for worship, fellowship, and education
Recommended Audience
clergy, diversity and equity teams, church historians, black and African American leaders
Cost
Free
Practical Applications
- Focus on a shared history of the African American church by watching this video alongside your Sunday School class.
- Share the video in worship during Black History Month.
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