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Africa's Great Civilizations

20171 Season6 Episodes
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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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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.

Network / Platform
PBS
First Aired
27/Feb/2017
Language
English
Schedule
Monday, Wednesday, Friday · 21:00

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S1 E1Origins27/Feb/2017 • 53m
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S1 E2The Crescent and the Cross27/Feb/2017 • 53m
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S1 E3Empires of Gold28/Feb/2017 • 53m
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S1 E4Cities28/Feb/2017 • 53m
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S1 E5The Atlantic Age01/Mar/2017 • 53m
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Status
Ended
Country
United States
Runtime
53 min
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Full cast and crew
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self - PresenterRichard LeakeySelfJohn HawksSelfKaren McGannDirectorMark BatesDirector, ProducerVirginia QuinnDirector, ProducerHenry Louis Gates, Jr.Writer
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