According to the African American Registry, Thanksgiving expressions began as church celebrations, where Black pastors ...
Black parishioners’ emotional ... offer strength and inspiration to carry on. Most pastors agree that certain funerals can test them most in preaching. It isn’t easy to provide a message ...
Black ministers first began to speak in front of white congregations after the Civil War, and for those white parishioners who overcame racist beliefs, the sermons became transformational events.