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The Africans: A Triple Heritage

19861 seasonTV SeriesDocumentary

Written and narrated by Dr. Ali Mazrui in the early 1980s and jointly produced by the BBC and PBS (WETA, Washington) in association with the Nigerian Television Authority. Africa's triple heritage, as envisioned by Mazrui is a product…

WriterAli Mazrui

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
The Nature of a Continent
Oct 7, 1986
E2
A Legacy of Lifestyles
Oct 7, 1986
E3
New Gods
Oct 7, 1986
E4
Tools of Exploitation
Oct 7, 1986
E5
New Conflicts
Oct 7, 1986
E6
In Search of Stability
Oct 7, 1986
E7
A Garden of Eden in Decay
Oct 7, 1986
E8
A Clash of Cultures
Oct 7, 1986
E9
Global Africa
Oct 7, 1986

Cast

AMAli Mazrui
Ali Mazrui
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The Africans: A Triple Heritage has 1 season in total (9 episodes). The series concluded in 1986.

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