Africa's Great Civilisations

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Henry Louis Gates Jr takes a new look at the history of Africa.

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.

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Henry Louis Gates Jr

Mark Bates

Graeme Hart

McGee Media

Inkwell Films

Kunhardt Films

Africa's Great Civilisations: Series 1: Episode 4: Cities

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Episode 4: Cities

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A look at the powerful, cosmopolitan cities in Africa during Europe's Middle Ages.

Series exploring the history of Africa. This episode looks at the powerful, cosmopolitan cities that dotted Africa at the time when Europe was in its Middle Ages.

The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history. 

This episode shines a light on the powerful, cosmopolitan cities that dotted Africa at the time when Europe was in its Middle Ages. From 1000 to 1600, commerce, wealth and prosperity expanded across Africa, building new cities and founding new powerful states that mark this golden age.

Africa's Great Civilisations: Series 1

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