Word: africanizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fact, Gates said the program, filmed in 12 African countries, will showcase the continent as a vibrant community alive with history and stories...
Each hour-long episode explores a different portion of Africa's heritage. One episode will focus on Ethiopia's role as a holy land for Africans and includes a chance encounter with Minister Louis Farrakhan in the west African city of Addis Ababa...
Another episode is devoted to an expedition to Timbuktu in Mali, a trip that brought Gates into contact with the modern-day slavery that still exists in some African nations...
...wanted to bring this lost African world into the consciousness of the larger public, black and white," Gates said...
Gates, who was named one of Time Magazine's "25 Most Influential Americans" in 1997, said this is the first time an African-American has hosted a program looking back on African culture...