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Wonders of the African World
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887002073
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Pbs (Direct)
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Pbs (Direct)
MPN: 9006
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Pbs (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 21, 2003
Running Time: 330 minutes
Studio: Pbs (Direct)
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1999
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  - NEGATIVITY
ATA OLUJIMI COMMENTS ARE MOOT. SEEMS TO ME THAT THE COMMENTS ARE MADE BY SOMEONE WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE AND IS VERY JEALOUS OF MR GATES SUCCESS. THE WHOLE SHOW ON PBS WAS RIVETING. I AM AN AMERICAN OF COLOR AND I APPRECIATE WHAT MR GATES DID.
Rating: - Worthy endeavor
In seeing this, I would agree that Dr. Gates is a bit too joky and irreverent in some spots of this series, given that the tragedies of African history are no laughing matter. But overall, its a must for for African and African-American history fans and scholars.
Most Americans, Black or White, are clueless when it comes to African history, especially of the pre-colonial kind. Gates does anger afrocentrists by refusing to succumb to the black nationalist mythology of an perfect Africans, ... Read More
Rating: - these are excellent, memorable shows
I bought these to assist my 13 year old son with his World History segment on sub-Saharan Africa. I had already seen them on television. They are unforgettably good.
Gates is a gem. I have his "Africana" encyclopedia also. In these episodes he wanders and roams, comments, climbs and reveals many details often supressed by history. It is very touching and the episodes have an artistic quality and impact reflecting the overall search for the past.
For example, while investigating ... Read More
Rating:  - The Dilemma
Dont waste your time on this series.
Gates does not explore Africa correctly. First, when meeting some West African and Zanzibarian royals, the only thing he does is focus on their role in African slave trade. In my opinion the dynamics of the "trade" are already in question, but regardless this was unfair of Gates to do so. When he meets European royals he doesnt ask them about their regret for the African slave trade. It was totally unfair.
Speaking of Europeans, Gates, in ... Read More
Rating: - Not the "Dark": continent of my childhood
Maybe the most important black African American alive today is Harvard and Cambridge trained historian/critic/writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr,....who takes a fresh look at the continent that boasts some 53 nations.
From the famous scholarly legendary Timbuktu to the Zimbabwe stones (formerly Rhodesia-named for Cecil Rhodes of the "scholars" fame- who would no doubt turn over in his grave were he to know how many Blacks have received this prestigious award), this six part travelogue/history lesson presents ... Read More
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