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Deep River, My Home is Over Jordan (1958-01-31)
In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman places the Negro Spiritual "Deep is the River, My Home is Over Jordan," and Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in conversation with one another. He likens the life of a river to the movement of human existence: the river begins as a mere stream, then becomes a river wearing down the riverbanks, then disperses itself into a wider ocean. As the river shifts and bends, Thurman claims, the human life also bends and shifts, participating in a process of changing, growing, giving, and moving through time.
Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)
Tags: Abe Lincoln, creative, Deep River, Deep River My Home is Over Jordan, erosion, Langston Hughes, life, Negro Spirituals, present, process, soul, spirituals, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, vital energy
Description by Dustin Mailman
Recorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts
Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Deep River, My Home is Over Jordan (1958-01-31),” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/158.
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By Howard Thurman (Uploaded by Duncan Hamra)In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman places the Negro Spiritual "Deep is the River, My Home is Over Jordan," and Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in conversation with one another. He likens the life of a river to the movement of human existence: the river begins as a mere stream, then becomes a river wearing down the riverbanks, then disperses itself into a wider ocean. As the river shifts and bends, Thurman claims, the human life also bends and shifts, participating in a process of changing, growing, giving, and moving through time.
Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)
Tags: Abe Lincoln, creative, Deep River, Deep River My Home is Over Jordan, erosion, Langston Hughes, life, Negro Spirituals, present, process, soul, spirituals, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, vital energy
Description by Dustin Mailman
Recorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts
Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Deep River, My Home is Over Jordan (1958-01-31),” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/158.