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

Karen McGann

Graeme Hart

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Inkwell Films

Kunhardt Films

Africa's Great Civilisations: Series 1: Episode 6: Clash of Civilisations

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Episode 6: Clash of Civilisations

Clash of Civilisations

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A look at the 19th century, when competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

Series exploring the history of Africa. The final episode reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

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. 

In the final part of Africa's Great Civilisations, Henry Louis Gates Jr reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade stimulated ingenuity but also enticed European powers, triggering the 'scramble for Africa' and inciting conflicts that threatened the stability and wellbeing of the continent.

Africa's Great Civilisations: Series 1

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