'Many Rivers to Cross' recounts African-American history

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'Many Rivers to Cross' brings African-American history up to current day

In "Many Rivers to Cross," Henry Louis Gates Jr. recounts 500 years of African-American history in a six-part series for PBS. Gwen Ifill sits down with Gates, a Harvard University professor, to discuss the journey of black Americans who created hope and persistence in the face of brutal discrimination.

AIR DATE 11/26/13

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