Summary: This program focuses on the western African countries of Mali, Ghana, and Nigeria. In Bamako, Segou, and Djenne, Jonathan Dimbleby learns how mopeds are moving Mali into a better future; meets a traditional wedding singer whose songs are uncustomarily female-empowering; watches enterprising sand-diggers at work in the Niger River; and visits the intricate Djenne mosque. In Kumasi and Accra, he...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: coup in Ghana
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1981
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Summary: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, conclude their trip to Ghana.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: Once reserved for African royalty, kente cloth has become a familiar pattern in American culture. Narrated by Tony Award-winning actress Ann Duquesnay, this program traces how kente cloth crossed the Atlantic from the West African Republic of Ghana at the beginning of the civil rights movement to literally become part of the fabric of American life. Film footage shows Ashanti and Ewe weavers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006