The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013)
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross chronicles the full sweep of the African-American experience, from the origins of the transatlantic slave trade to the reelection and second inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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.
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Episode | Name | Airdate |
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S01E06 | A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) | nov. 26, 2013 |
S01E05 | Rise! (1940-1968) | nov. 19, 2013 |
S01E04 | Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) | nov. 12, 2013 |
S01E03 | Into the Fire (1861-1896) | nov. 5, 2013 |
S01E02 | The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) | oct. 29, 2013 |
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