The Kingdom of Dahomey | Africa's Great Civilizations
Dahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces and a unique canon of art.
The Kingdom of Dahomey | Africa's Great Civilizations
City of Meroe | Africa's Great Civilizations
Explore the Great City of Meroe, third and last capital of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush.
City of Meroe | Africa's Great Civilizations
City of Ile Ife | Africa's Great Civilizations
Explore ancient African civilizations and the origin story of Ile Ife.
City of Ile Ife | Africa's Great Civilizations
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa.
In his 6-hour series, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a 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.
In his 6-hour series, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a 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.
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The Kingdom of Dahomey | Africa's Great Civilizations
Dahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces and a unique canon of art.
The Kingdom of Dahomey | Africa's Great Civilizations
City of Meroe | Africa's Great Civilizations
Explore the Great City of Meroe, third and last capital of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush.
City of Meroe | Africa's Great Civilizations
City of Ile Ife | Africa's Great Civilizations
Explore ancient African civilizations and the origin story of Ile Ife.
City of Ile Ife | Africa's Great Civilizations
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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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