Henry Louis Gates Jr. Africa's Great Civilizations

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has partnered with pbs/KQED to create a six episode series titled Africa's Great Civilizations.  The series begins with the origins of mankind and takes the viewer on a journey through the history of Africa all the way to the beginning of the 20th century. The series is not exclusively from a European perspective, it contains insights from African historians who specialize in the field of African history. Admittedly, I only watched the last two episodes "The Atlantic Age" and "Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations".
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