African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Project LEARN Category
L- Listen
E- Educate
Intended Audience(s)
Theme/Focus
History
Documentary Details
Directors: Sabin Streeter, Jamila Wignot, Phil Bertelsen, and Leslie Asako Gladsjo
Year: 2013
Running Time: 6 Episodes at 1 hour
Rating: PG
Documentary
Synopsis
Presented and written by Henry Louis Gates Jr., this six-hour series guides viewers on a journey across two continents to explore the transition of African-Americans. The series encompasses five centuries of events, visits key sites, and engages in debates with historians and eyewitnesses like school integration pioneers Ruby Bridges and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Black Panther Kathleen Neal Cleaver and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.