Editor-in-Chief of The Root Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr.’s documentary series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross took home the Emmy for Outstanding Historical Program—Long Form at the 35th ...
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross provides a rare and provocative view of American colonists as the architects of slavery and racism, Jamelle Bouie writes at the Daily Beast. It also takes a ...
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross is a six-part documentary series written and presented by prominent Harvard University professor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Each episode contains an in-depth ...
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