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DVD

The African Americans : many rivers to cross

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608839971
ISBN: 1608839974
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen edition.
Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, 2014, 2013.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on PBS Television in 2013.
Formatted Contents Note:	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).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	A film by Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films, and THIRTEEN Productions, LLC ; senior producer, Rachel Dretzin ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; directors, Phil Bertelsen, Leslie Asaka Gladsjo, Sabin Streeter, Jamilla Wignot Editors, paula Heredia, Kim Miille, Nancy Novack, Bruce Shaw, Howard Sharp ; original score, Paul Brill.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated; Rating: TV-PG. Grade level: College, Adult.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, widescreen presentation.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and optional English video description.