Africa's Great Civilizations

Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations | Hour Six

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the “Scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of uncolonized Ethiopia.

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