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The African Americans : many rivers to cross, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
African Americans (Television program)
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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 per...
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.
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- a film by Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films, and THIRTEEN Productions, LLC, in association with Ark Media ; senior producer, Rachel Dretzin ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; directors, Phil Bertelsen, Leslie Asaka Gladsjo, Sabin Streeter, Jamilla Wignot
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. author, host
- Goodman, Rachel Dretzin, television producer
- Bertelsen, Phil, television director
- Gladsjo, Leslie Asako, television director
- Streeter, Sabin, television director
- Heredia, Paula, editor of moving image work
- Brill, Paul, 1968- television composer
- Smith, Graham, director of photography
- Kunhardt McGee Productions
- Inkwell Films (Firm)
- Ark Media (Firm)
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Publication
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- Widescreen version
- [United States] : Inkwell Films : Kunhardt McGee Productions : THIRTEEN Productions, LLC, [2013]
- Arlington, VA : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2013]
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- digital optical
- NTSC
- video file DVD video
- ISBNs
- 9781608839971, 1608839974
- OCLC
- ocn870687080, ocn868225863, ocn864447394
- Credits
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- Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr
- Editors, Paula Heredia, Kim Miille, Nancy Novack, Bruce Shaw, Howard Sharp ; original score, Paul Brill ; director of photography, Graham Smith
- Originally broadcast on PBS Television in 2013.
- DVD format; NTSC, widescreen.
- English dialogue with optional English subtitles and optional English video description.
- 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) -- A More Perfect Union (1968-2013)
- Disc 1: Episode one. The Black Atlantic (1500-1800) ; Episode two. The age of slavery (1800-1860) ; Episode three. Into the fire (1861-1896) -- Disc 2: Episode four. Making a way out of no way (1897-1940) ; Episode five. Rise! (1940-1968) ; Episode six. A more perfect Union (1968-2013)