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Clash of Civilisations

Series exploring the history of Africa. The final episode reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history.

In the final part of Africa's Great Civilisations, Henry Louis Gates Jr reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade stimulated ingenuity but also enticed European powers, triggering the 'scramble for Africa' and inciting conflicts that threatened the stability and wellbeing of the continent.

55 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Jan 202200:20

Music Played

  • Rehab Nation

    Train

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterHenry Louis Gates Jr
DirectorKaren McGann
ProducerKaren McGann
Series ProducerGraeme Hart
Production CompanyMcGee Media
Production CompanyInkwell Films
Production CompanyKunhardt Films

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