DVD
Africa's great civilizations [videorecording] / a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films, and WETA in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced and directed by Virginia Quinn, Mark Bates.
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 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781531700065
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (300 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- Publisher: [Alexandria, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container. Title from container. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host, narrator. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast on television in 2017. |
| Target Audience Note: | E. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Africa > Antiquities. Africa > Civilization. Africa > History. |
| Genre: | Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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