Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full trajectory of African-American history in his groundbreaking new six-part series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Written and presented by Professor Gates, the six-hour series explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed — forging their own history, culture…
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full trajectory of African-American history in his groundbreaking new six-part series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Written and presented by Professor Gates, the six-hour series explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed — forging their own history, culture…
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
22 Oct 2013 – 26 Nov 2013 · 6 episodes
1The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)22 Oct 2013
2The Age of Slavery (1800-1860)29 Oct 2013
3Into the Fire (1861-1896)5 Nov 2013
4Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940)12 Nov 2013