037 The Great Debaters meet the Church Hoppers in Chapel

This week we traveled to a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) called Wiley College, behind the Pine Curtain of East Texas.  There we found a United Methodist affiliated institution built on the hotbed of the civil rights movement, stretching even back to its very founding.  You may have heard about part of the struggle in Marshall, Texas for civil rights from the movie "We Are Marshall."  And you probably know about the courage of Black students and leaders in the 60s at Wiley College from the movie "The Great Debaters."  We discuss this history and hop over to a student-led voluntary chapel service.  We discuss the service, the music, the styles of worship encountered, and the sermon (delivered by the United Methodist chaplain at Wiley).CORRECTION:  Despite Joshua's confident ramblings about movies (even though he rarely watches them), "We Are Marshall" has absolutely nothing to do with Marshall, Texas, a high school football team (it's a University team) or the civil rights movement, really.  Joshua regrets the complete and utter BS about "We are Marshall" that he spouted, but is considering watching the movie for the first time as penance and encourages others to see it...Joshua doesn't understand football so it's no surprise to anyone that he totally f**ked up a reference to a football movie.  Sorry!Links to some of the clips used in this episode:Wiley College Gospel Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GojKFBBv0bMWiley college A Capella Choir (To be young, gifted and black) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEfbBCBSnSE"The Real Great Debaters" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQDJZVO-f3g“Old Time Religion” from “A day in the life of Wiley College” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tllK2w-qtJs I Thank You Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M3FvIt5qh4There is a Balm in Gilead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-NjWPFooM0