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Wed, 09.25.1991

Library of Congress Inserts 1941 Black Film

On this date in 1991, "The Blood of Jesus" was chosen as one of 25 films added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.

Black director Spencer William's 1941 movie is about an atheist who accidentally shoots his Baptist wife. She dies and goes to an afterlife crossroads, where the devil tries to lead her astray.

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