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''Elder Michaux'' is a religious TV show that aired on the
DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, simply DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of bein ...
, hosted by evangelist
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (November 7, 1885 – October 20, 1968) was an African-American evangelist. Michaux was an early pioneer in radio and television evangelism, an innovative real estate developer, F.B.I. provocateur, an astute businessman, a ...
.


Broadcast history

The show was 30 minutes long, originated as a local program on DuMont station
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in Washington, D. C. in 1947, and aired on the DuMont network from October 17, 1948 to January 9, 1949. According to the book ''The Forgotten Network'' by David Weinstein (Temple University Press, 2004), the series also continued locally on WTTG after the network run ended, running to 1951 (see page 162). The program was among the earliest U.S. television shows with an
African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
host, and included religious music and preaching.


Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.


See also

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*
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recov ...
*''
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'' (
ABC Television ABC Television most commonly refers to: *ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or *ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia ABC Television or ABC ...
, 1948–49) *''
Lamp Unto My Feet ''Lamp Unto My Feet'' was an American ecumenical religious program that was produced by CBS Television and broadcast from 1948 to 1979 on Sunday mornings. The title comes from Psalm 119: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." ...
'' (
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, 1948–79) *
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References


Bibliography

*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
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, 2004) *Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
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, 1964)


External links

*{{IMDb title, 257302
DuMont historical websiteFall 1948 schedule at RadioDiscussions showing Elder Michaux on Sundays at 6pm ET
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