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Lost in America
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Three days after Christmas in 1993, the new owner of Rosedown, the most famous antebellum mansion in Louisiana, gave the 80 members of Rosedown Baptist Church six months to move so that he could tear down the tiny structure on his newly acquired property. What was a black church doing on an antebellum plantation anyway? Did the institution that has been so vital to African Americans have its roots in the institution that had subjugated them? How did the South reconcile Christianity and slavery? These are questions explored in the story of how black and white citizens in a small Southern town joined to save a historic church from destruction. The words of slaves and masters on religion form a historical counterpoint to the contemporary story. Elderly members of the congregation contribute their own moving memories of growing up on the plantation; a former slaveowner remembers things in a different way and church choir and services add rich ambience,weaving past and present into a tapestry of sound.
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Michael Johnson
Posted on November 16, 2006 at 09:31 PM | Permalink
Review of House of the Lord
Helen Borten's account of an historic black church on an antebellum southern plantation and its struggle to stave off a cynical developer is
fascinating look at two interwined communities, black and white, plantation and slave decendents, coming together to preserve their shared heritage. Interview with white & blacks in the town are paired with historicak narrative to flesh out this tale of greed, redemption, tradition, and spirituality.
Direction and scenery are a bit muddled at times, due to the duel story of history , and present day, but overall the half hour habgs togethr.
Good for any Sunday afternoon