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Africa's great civilizations [videorecording (DVD)].

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PBS Distribution, 2017.

DVD 960 A258 Doc

Africa -- Civilization.

Africa -- History.

[videorecording (DVD)].

2 videodiscs (360 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Contains all 6 episodes of the documentary TV series originally broadcast on PBS in 2017.

In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles as well as an English DVI descriptive video track.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

DVI = descriptive video track for the visually impaired.

Origins -- The cross and the crescent -- Empires of gold -- Cities -- The Atlantic age -- Commerce and the clash of civilizations

A production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; series producer, Graeme Hart ; a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C., in asociation with Nutopia Limited ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; producer/directors, Mark Bates, Karen McGann and Virginia Quinn.

With Henry Louis Gates Jr.

"Africa's Great Civilizations In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is 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. Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent's history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe, to the pyramids of Meroe, and the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. The epic story that he tells is full of surprises and unexpected connections, helping us to appreciate the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history." -shoppbs.org

Documentary television programs.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Films for people with visual disabilities.

Described video.

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

PBS Distribution (Firm)

McGee Media (Firm)

Inkwell Films (Firm)

Kunhardt Films (Firm)

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)

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