CinemaOSSeries · 2017 · 1 Season

Africa's Great Civilizations

77%(6)IMDbDocumentary

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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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
February 27, 2017
Last aired
March 1, 2017
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
PBS

Season 1

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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