The African Americans [(DVD) videorecording] : many rivers to cross : an unprecedented journey through African Americans history / written and presented by Henry Louis Gate, Jr.
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical stereo rda
video file DVD video rda
System Details
DVD, widescreen presentation.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Note
Title from container.
Performer
Host: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Contents
The Black Atlantic (1500-1800) -- The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) -- Into the Fire (1861-1896) -- Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) -- Rise! (1940-1968) -- It's Nation Time (1968-2013).
Summary
Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.