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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

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Presented and written by Henry Louis Gates Jr., this six-hour series guides viewers on a journey across two continents to explore the transition of African-Americans. The series encompasses five centuries of events, visits key sites, and engages in debates with historians and eyewitnesses like school integration pioneers Ruby Bridges and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Black Panther Kathleen Neal Cleaver and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

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Synopsis Presented and written by Henry Louis Gates Jr., this six-hour series guides viewers on a journey across two continents to explore the transition of African-Americans. The series encompasses five centuries of events, visits key sites, and engages in debates with historians and eyewitnesses like school integration pioneers Ruby Bridges and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Black Panther Kathleen Neal Cleaver and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Director
Phil Bertelsen, Jamila Wignot
Executive Producer
Henry Louis Gates, Dyllan McGee
Screenwriter
Henry Louis Gates
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 22, 2013