PBS: Africa's Great Civilizations: Parts 1 and 2 of 6: Origins; The Cross and the Crescent

[Dwyer]

PBS: Africa’s Great Civilizations

Parts 1 and 2 of 6: Origins; The Cross and the Crescent

Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores Africa’s rich history in this limited series. First up: He travels to Kenya and Egypt while learning about the origins of man and formation of early human societies. Then he details the rise and impact of Christianity and Islam across Africa.

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Premieres February 27, 9/8c

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In his new 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.

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[sunnygirl807]

Thanks for posting. I will be watching.

 

[TCEL]

I caught some of it. I was jazzed by the mosaics (frescoes?) they recovered from the sunken church. Fifth century, if I heard them right.