This series is available to stream on demand with KPBS Passport. AFRICA’S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS is a three-part, six-hour documentary series hosted, executive produced and written by Henry Louis ...

As the world changes rapidly, new civilizations are emerging, particularly in Africa and Asia. Over the next few centuries, regions once colonized will rise to form powerful new entities. In Africa, ...

Did you know that afro combs were used in ancient African civilizations? Did you know that afro combs were used in ancient African civilizations? Burial pits in the Nile Valley have been the ...

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. thought far too many people adhered to stereotypes when thinking of Africa.That led him to make “Africa’s Great Civilizations,” a six-part documentary ...

‘Africa’s Great Civilizations’: Henry Louis Gates on Why Understanding Africa’s History Is More Vital Than Ever Premiering tonight on PBS, the six-hour miniseries spans 200,000 years of ...

Now Gates is bringing a six-part documentary series, “Africa’s Great Civilizations,” to PBS starting Monday.

History is often distorted by popular misconceptions that cloud our understanding of the past. In this video, we debunk major ...

A quarter of all slaves who crossed the Atlantic started from what is today Angola.

Forty-two pieces of African art covering five millennia will be on display starting Tuesday at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in "The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or ...

Africa’s Great Civilizations does its best to give viewers an overview of the cultural cornucopia of Africa. The six episodes are divided by thematic eras.

DAKAR, Senegal — The Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal opened this month amid a global conversation about the ownership and legacy of African art. The West African nation’s culture ...