Into Africa With Henry Louis Gates Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• The Black Kingdoms of the Nile

  Henry Louis Gates travels through Egypt to reach the ancient kingdom of Nubia.

• Camp Okuti and Kilmanjaro

  Thorny Bush private game reserve; the summit of Mount Kilmanjaro.

• The Holy Land

  Ethiopian Christians claim a temple at Axum holds the Ark of the Covenant.

• Kalahari 4x4 & Tanzania Safari

  A visit to the Kalahari Desert by 4x4 and a safari adventure in Tanzania.

• Lost Cities of the South

  Henry Louis Gates travels through South Africa and Zimbabwe.

• Red Sea and Natal
• Road to Timbuktu

  Gold mines of Mali; Griots; the River Niger; Tombouctou; ancient library.

• Serengeti and Karoo
• The Slave Kingdoms

  West African kingdoms now part of Dahomey and Ghana were crucial to the slave trade.

• The Swahili Coast

  Swahili peoples of Kenya and Tanzania; Mombasa; Zanzibar.