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Basic Info
First Air: February 27, 2017
Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (5 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Last Episode
Name: Clash of Civilizations
Season: 1, Episode: 6
Air Date: 2017-03-01
Runtime: 53 min
Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the “scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of un-colonized Ethiopia.
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AFRICA'S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS | Trailer | PBS
AFRICA'S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS | Trailer | PBS (YouTube)

Africa's Great Civilizations

2017 1 seasons 6 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 5 votes
Overview

Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.

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Documentary
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
  • English en
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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