March 20, 2012
Presenter: Rev. Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, professor of theology and women's studies, Shaw University Divinity School
This presentation provides an overview of African American spirituals, their connection with Scripture, and how the living and performance of these “chants of collective exorcism” served as transformative bolsters of courage and faith during the antebellum and 1960s Civil Rights Eras. Parallels are also drawn between the spirituals and selected hip hop music.
Cosponsored by the School of Theology and Ministry and the Boston College Office of AHANA Student Programs