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# Africa's Great Civilizations
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/africas-great-civilizations/
- Published: 2026-01-16T20:05:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:57:12.000Z
- Description: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Africa's Great Civilizations, #show, #ZZZ_Show_5cf2e9f1-937c-4732-9df7-3909fd8e98ab, #showpage, #nonepisodic_show, #order:desc, #v1.26

In his 6-hour series, 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 breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself.