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Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1, Origins
directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
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,...
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directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
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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 civilizati...
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.This episode is a journey with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films
Author / Creator
Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Africa's Great Civilizations
Topic / Theme
Sculpture, Ancient civilizations, Historic research for anthropology, Archaeological artifacts, Homo sapiens, Humans and human ancestors, Egyptians, Africans
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Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Black in Latin America, Episode 1, Haiti & Dominican Republic: An Island Divided
directed by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 54 mins
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In the Dominican Republic, explore how race has been socially constructed in a...
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directed by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 54 mins
Description
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In the Dominican Republic, explore how race has been socially constructed in a society whose people reflect centuries of inter-marriage and how the country’s troubled history with Haiti informs notions about raci...
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In the Dominican Republic, explore how race has been socially constructed in a society whose people reflect centuries of inter-marriage and how the country’s troubled history with Haiti informs notions about racial classification. In Haiti, hear the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic and investigate the slaves’ hard fight for liberation over Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Empire.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions, Inkwell Films
Author / Creator
Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black in Latin America
Topic / Theme
Haitians, Dominicans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 WNET.ORG Properties LLC, Inkwell Films, Inc, Wall To Wall Media Ltd.
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Black in Latin America, Episode 2, Cuba: The Next Revolution
directed by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music...
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directed by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
Description
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music of this island are inextricably linked to the huge amount of slave labor imported to produce its enormously profitable 19th century su...
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music of this island are inextricably linked to the huge amount of slave labor imported to produce its enormously profitable 19th century sugar industry, and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions, Inkwell Films
Author / Creator
Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black in Latin America
Topic / Theme
Racism, Prejudice, Cultural identity, Africans, Cubans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 WNET.ORG Properties LLC, Inkwell Films, Inc, Wall To Wall Media Ltd.
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Black in Latin America, Episode 3, Brazil: A Racial Paradise?
directed by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Brazil, Professor Gates goes behind the façade of Carnival to discover how...
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directed by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
Description
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Brazil, Professor Gates goes behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions, Inkwell Films
Author / Creator
Ricardo Pollack, fl. 2000, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black in Latin America
Topic / Theme
Slave resettlement, Racism, African Brazilian
Copyright Message
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Black in Latin America, Episode 4, Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet
directed by Ilana Trachtman, fl. 2002; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Ilana Trachtman, fl. 2002, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of the...
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directed by Ilana Trachtman, fl. 2002; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Ilana Trachtman, fl. 2002, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
Description
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of the significant numbers of black people--the two countries together received far more slaves than did the U.S.--and the worlds of culture t...
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of the significant numbers of black people--the two countries together received far more slaves than did the U.S.--and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created in Vera Cruz on the Gulf of Mexico, the Costa Chica region on the Pacific, and in and around Lima, Peru.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ilana Trachtman, fl. 2002, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions, Inkwell Films
Author / Creator
Ilana Trachtman, fl. 2002, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black in Latin America
Topic / Theme
Family descent, Cultural identity, Africans
Copyright Message
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Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 1, Hidden in the Genes
directed by Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 52 mins
Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve deep family mysteries for actor Rebecca Hall and producer/director Lee Daniels—uncovering close relatives whose names they had never heard before and revealing new aspects of their own identities. Along the way, Gates takes a nuanced look at the history of “pa...
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directed by Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 52 mins
Description
Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve deep family mysteries for actor Rebecca Hall and producer/director Lee Daniels—uncovering close relatives whose names they had never heard before and revealing new aspects of their own identities. Along the way, Gates takes a nuanced look at the history of “passing”--shedding light on our nation’s complex racial past.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Media Inc., McGee Media
Author / Creator
Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots
Speaker / Narrator
Rebecca Hall, 1982-, Lee Daniels
Person Discussed
Rebecca Hall, 1982-, Lee Daniels
Topic / Theme
Census, Race and culture, Family, Family and Culture, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 2, Activists Roots
directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Matthew Cesario, fl. 2017 and Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 52 mins
Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, introducing two women who’ve made profound sacrifices for social justice to the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. Using DNA and the historical record, Gates rediscovers lost heroes, telling stories of African Americ...
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directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Matthew Cesario, fl. 2017 and Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 52 mins
Description
Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, introducing two women who’ve made profound sacrifices for social justice to the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. Using DNA and the historical record, Gates rediscovers lost heroes, telling stories of African Americans who fought for their rights against enormous odds.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Matthew Cesario, fl. 2017, Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Media Inc., McGee Media
Author / Creator
Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots
Speaker / Narrator
Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Anita Hill, 1956-
Person Discussed
Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Anita Hill, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Social activism and activists, Race and culture, Family, Family and Culture, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Africans, African Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 McGee Media, LLC, Inkwell Media, LLC
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