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THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

Black History Month Programming

November 2020 (check local listings)

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Program Description

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This six-hour series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent through more than four centuries of remarkable historic events up to the present. Presented and written by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the series draws on some of America’s top historians and heretofore untapped primary sources, guiding viewers on an engaging journey across two continents to shed new light on the experience of being African American. Among those interviewed are Kathleen Cleaver, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Congressman John Lewis, civil rights activist Diane Nash and more.

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Press Materials

  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Presents THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS, Premiering October 22 at 8 pm on PBS

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  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Series At-a-Glance

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  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Filmography for Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Production Biographies

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  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Advisors

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  • THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS TCA Bios

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