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- PBS
- Oct 22, 2013
- PBS
- Oct 22, 2013
Summary Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr guides viewers through the history of the impact African Americans have made the past 600+ years in this six-part documentary.
- PBS
- Oct 22, 2013
- PBS
- Oct 22, 2013
Season Premiere: Oct 22, 2013
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Summary Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr guides viewers through the history of the impact African Americans have made the past 600+ years in this six-part documentary.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
76
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Not a single minute seems superfluous. This is all-engrossing, and all-informative.
Inspiring stories of brave men, women and children introduce us to Harry Washington, one of George Washington’s slaves, who ran away from Mount Vernon and joined the British Army; to the first sit-in (a refusal to worship from the “black pews”) at a Philadelphia church in 1786; and to Mound Bayou, Miss., an all-black town founded proudly by former slaves. But we’re left wishing there were time to learn more.
This ambitious undertaking sticks to over-arching themes through the chronology.
Although the subject is epic, the approach is intimate, even informal.
While there are intriguing anecdotes and stories scattered throughout the chapters made available, anyone reasonably well versed in African-American history will have to wade through plenty of padding to find the highlights.