| Colored Converts Get Religion at Record Baptizing | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1516 |
| Catalog #: | 345556 | |
| Clip Number: | 345556-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 008-492-10 | |
| Timecode: | 00:16:58 - 00:18:04 | |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VA | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African - Americans LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Virginia RELIGION: Baptism / Christening RELIGION: Christianity Misc | |
| Description: | Rolling, light in contrast and imagery Dip Flock To Wash Out Sin. A big congregation of colored people takes a chilly dip into the salty waters of Hampton roads in a shouting, singing mass baptism. Over-wrought 'converts' give way to hysteria while they seek to 'drown the devil.' African American, adult baptism. | |
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