Without the spirituals, there would be no gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, or hip-hop and rap. And though many of us are familiar with some of the songs - Wade in the Water, Go Down Moses, This Little Light of Mine, and Oh Freedom - few of us fully understand the deep history, complex origins, and coded messages of a music born in slavery.

I Can Tell the World follows members of an interracial, multigenerational choir committed to the preservation and performance of African American spirituals. As these diverse men and women share their stories of transformation, we learn how the experience of shared song can help heal a nation still wounded by racism. In addition, the documentary feature includes rarely-seen footage of Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson singing spirituals.

Can singing the spirituals change the world for the better? I Can Tell the World may convince you of this amazing possibility.