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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2013 · 1 season

A sweeping, sobering journey through centuries of struggle and resilience, told with scholarly care and deep emotional weight.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Professor Gates describes the history of the African American people by talking to historians, authors, and the people who made history.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic, uplifting and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Race, identity, power, survival
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Starring
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Annette Gordon-Reed
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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