Derrell McColister in a cotton field for "The Spirituals" near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006.
Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Unchained for "The Spirituals" near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Slave Re-creation. Near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Barbara Pringle in a cotton field for "The Spirituals" near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
Tracy Love with Victor Bowleg and Shermayne Brown ton a cotton farm in Marana, Arizona. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
Shermayne Brown on a cotton farm in Marana, Arizona. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
Victor Bowleg on a cotton farm in Marana, Arizona. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
Tracy Love on a cotton farm in Marana, Arizona. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
Slaves crossing a field for the film "The Spirituals". Location: Jenkins farm near Lexington, Ky. Actors: Denisha LeShai Ballew and Michael Vine. 2006. Photo by Mick Jeffries.
Slaves crossing a field for the film "The Spirituals". Location: Jenkins farm near Lexington, Ky. Actors: Michael Vine and Denisha LeShai Ballew. 2006. Photo by Mick Jeffries.
Mr. Ed Jenkins on his farm near Lexington, KY for the film "The Spirituals". 2006. Photo by Mick Jeffries.
Mr. Ed Jenkins on his farm near Lexington, KY for the film "The Spirituals". 2006. Photo by Mick Jeffries.
"The Spirituals" Michael Vine, Denisha LeShai Ballew and Ed Jenkins on the Jenkins farm near Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Mick Jeffries.
Barbara Pringle and Derrell McCollister in front of slave quarters near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
A slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Derrell McColister portrays spirits of the formerly enslaved for "The Spirituals". Near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Barbara Pringle portrays spirits of the formerly enslaved for "The Spirituals". Near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
An impressionistic slave re-creation for "The Spirituals". Mahon, Spain. 2005. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Jonathan Lucas Auch.
Escaping to freedom re-creation for "The Spirituals". Near the Ohio River. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
Derrell McCollister and Barbara Pringle in a slave re-creation near Montgomery, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
The American Spiritual Ensemble's LaToya Lain on a river near Gulf Shores, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
The American Spiritual Ensemble's LaToya Lain on a river near Gulf Shores, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
The American Spiritual Ensemble tenors Alfonse Anderson and Albert R. Lee in Mahon, Spain. 2005. Photo by Ari Palos.
LaToya Lain and The American Spiritual Ensemble performing at Wesley United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
LaToya Lain and The American Spiritual Ensemble performing at Wesley United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
The American Spiritual Ensemble during a recording session for the film "The Spirituals". Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
The American Spiritual Ensemble founder Dr. Everett McCorvey during a recording session for the film "The Spirituals". Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
The American Spiritual Ensemble founder Dr. Everett McCorvey during a recording session for the film "The Spirituals". Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
The American Spiritual Ensemble during a recording session for the film "The Spirituals". Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
The American Spiritual Ensemble founder Dr. Everett McCorvey with Composer/Arranger Dr. Roland Carter. Elizabethtown, KY, 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
The American Spiritual Ensemble in Gulf Shores, Alabama. 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
"The Spirituals" director Ari Palos works with actors. Actors: Denisha LeShai Ballew and Michael Vine. Location: Jenkins farm near Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Mick Jeffries.
Jeremiah K. Muwanga and Sandra Chambers-Reed with director Ari Palos near the Ohio River. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
The American Spiritual Ensemble's Alfonse Anderson, Andrea Jones-Sojola, and Ricky Little with Producer and Sound woman Eren McGinnis on a hotel roof in Spain. 2005. Photo by Ari Palos.
Shooting the American Spiritual Ensemble in Wesley United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
Shooting the American Spiritual Ensemble in Wesley United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY. 2006. Photo by Steve Shaffer.
Dr. Everett McCorvey of the American Ensemble and "The Spirituals" director Ari Palos shooting the video "I Want to be Ready" on a farm near Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2006. Photo by Eren McGinnis.
The American Spiritual Ensemble's Tedrin Blair Lindsay and Alfonse Anderson backstage with "The Spirituals" producer Eren Isabel McGinnis. Gulf Shores, Alabama, 2006. Photo by Ari Palos.
