| Other author/creator | Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. television producer, screenwriter, host. |
| Other author/creator | Hart, Graeme (Television producer) television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Goold, Ben, television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Root, Jane, 1957- television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Kunhardt, Peter W. television producer. |
| Other author/creator | McGee, Dyllan, television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Quinn, Virginia television director, television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Bates, Mark, television director, television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Howe, Tom, 1977- composer. |
| Other author/creator | McGann, Karen, television director, television producer. |
| Other author/creator | Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) broadcaster. |
| Other author/creator | PBS Distribution (Firm) publisher. |
| Other author/creator | McGee Media (Firm), production company. |
| Other author/creator | Inkwell Films (Firm), production company. |
| Other author/creator | Kunhardt Films (Firm), production company. |
| Other author/creator | WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) production company. |
| Other author/creator | Nutopia (Firm), production company. |
| Physical medium | 4 3/4 in. stamping |
| Contents |
Origins / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Virginia Quinn ; edit producers, Laura Warner, Archie Powell ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 6 others ; editors, Guy Scutter, Doug Howarth ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.) -- The cross and the crescent / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Virginia Quinn ; edit producers, Laura Warner, Archie Powell ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 6 others ; editors, Guy Scutter, Doug Howarth ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.) -- Empires of gold / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Martin Bates ; edit producers, Phil Stein, David Vincent ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Daniel Garcia Robles, Anthony Willis ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.) |
| Contents |
Cities / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Martin Bates ; edit producers, Phil Stein, David Vincent ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Daniel Garcia Robles, Anthony Willis ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.) -- The Atlantic Age / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Karen McGann ; edit producer, Dan Hillman ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Damian Townend and 3 others ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.) -- Commerce and the clash of civilizations / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Karen McGann ; edit producer, Dan Hillman ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Damian Townend and 3 others ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.) |
| Abstract |
"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 |
| General note | Wide screen. |
| General note | Originally broadcast in 2017. |
| Credits | Executive producers for Nutopia, Ben Goold, Jane Root ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Pete Kunhardt, Dyllan McGee. |
| Performer |
Host: Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| Technical details | DVD, NTSC, region 1; stereo. |
| Language | In English; optional subtitles in English (SDH) and Descriptive Video for the Visually Impaired in English (DVI). Closed-captioned. |
| Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction television programs. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction television programs. |
| Genre/form | Television programs United States. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| ISBN | 9781531700065 |
| ISBN | 1531700063 |
| UPC |
841887031547 |
| Publisher number | AGRC600 (AGRC600.1--AGRC600.2) PBS Distribution |
