Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — Writer
Episodes 4
The Crescent and the Cross
February 27, 2017
• 53m
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Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. charts the ancient rise of Christianity and Islam, whose economic and cultural influence stretched from Egypt to Ethiopia. Learn of African religious figures like King Lalibela, an Ethiopian saint, and Menelik, bringer of the Ark of the Covenant.
Read MoreEmpires of Gold
February 28, 2017
• 53m
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the complex trade networks and advanced educational institutions that transformed early north and west Africa from deserted lands into the continent’s wealthiest kingdoms and learning epicenters.
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