The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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โ˜… 8.6 /10 2013

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 and society against unimaginable odds. Commencing with the origins of slavery in Africa, the series moves through five centuries of remarkable historic events right up to the present — when America is led by a black president, yet remains a nation deeply divided by race.

Cast

Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self
Self - host and narrator
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self
Self - Host and Narrator
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Vincent Brown
Self
Self - historian
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Vincent Brown
Self
Self - Historian
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Vincent Brown
Self
Self - historian, Harvard University
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Peniel E. Joseph
Self
Self - historian
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Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Self
Self - lawyer and civil rights activist
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Self - professor of law and former member of Black Panther Party

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The African-Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Trailer" | PBS
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The African-Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Trailer" | PBS