Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)
1 seasons · 6 episodes · 53m· Documentary
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.
Year
2017
Country
US
Language
English
First aired
27 February 2017
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