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Eliza Cullen wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
God’s Trombones is a book of sermons and poetry, written by James Weldon Johnson. The book was published in 1927 and it is still very common for preachers to recite surmans from the book today. I have attached a c […]
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Inethia wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
Both the Times Free Press and Florida Theater On Stage articles detail a performance put on by M Ensemble of James Weldon Johnson’s God’s Trombones, a book of poems influenced by traditional African American r […]
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Patrick commented on the post, Analysis of Martin's Work and Gates' 'Death's Black Train is Coming', on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
I felt the same way when I read “Death’s Black Train is Coming” as you did, with the confusion of the meaning. It doesn’t seem very clear whether it it is a warning, or an acknowledgement of death, but thinking […]
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maud utstein wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
After reading the article ‘Preaching on Wax: The Phonograph and the Shaping of Modern African American Religion’ by Martin, and watching his videos ‘Black Spiritual Music’ and ‘Left of Black’, I feel I learned a […]
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Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
After reading over the chapter “Train Travel and the Black Religious Imagination” from John M. Giggie’s book After redemption: Jim Crow and the transformation of African American religion in the Delta, 1875-1915, […]
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Alyssa S. commented on the post, Music, Death and Sorrow, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
I really appreciate the connections you made between the two moments you mentioned in the first paragraph. Finding comfort in religion is a very common theme among older black works, and using music as a way to […]
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Patrick commented on the post, Build You Up or Tear You Down, Music is Always Around, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
Good observation Alyssa, I also noticed that throughout the film while religion is at the forefront, the music is independent of one persuasion and it arises in many different settings. This range of musical theme […]
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Cole Ward wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
For this assignment, I was meant to watch an interview with Dr. Lerone Martin on the Left of Black at the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University, Dr. Lerone Martin speaking on the evolution of Black […]
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Patrick wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 4 months ago
One similarity that I found between “God’s Trombones” and “Hallelujah” almost immediately is the strong connection in themes of music, death and sorrow. The excerpt from “Go Down Death: A Funeral Sermon” esp […]
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