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Explore the dynamism of 19th century Africa and the "scramble” for its riches.
Explores the impact of the Atlantic world and the transatlantic slave trade.
Explores the great African cities and their wealth and industry.
Uncover complex trade networks & educational institutions in north and west Africa.
Uncover the origins of man and early human society in Africa with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. charts the rise and impact of Christianity and Islam across Africa.
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Learn more about Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on a voyage through 200,000 years of human civilization.
The Kingdom of Kongo was one of the largest and most powerful in the southern half Africa.
Explore the Great City of Meroe, third and last capital of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush.
For over 1,000 years, African merchants gathered on the Swahili coast, known as Azania.
A quarter of all slaves who crossed the Atlantic started from what is today Angola.
Dahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces and a unique canon of art.
Did you know that the invention of ironworking has its roots in Africa?
Did you know that afro combs were used in ancient African civilizations?
Explore 12 churches that were carved out of rock in the ancient Ethiopian highlands.
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