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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (TV Mini Series 2013) Poster

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Series Directed by 

Phil Bertelsen ... (2 episodes, 2013)
Sabin Streeter ... (2 episodes, 2013)
Jamila Wignot ... (2 episodes, 2013)
Leslie Asako Gladsjo ... (1 episode, 2013)

Series Writing Credits  

Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... (6 episodes, 2013)

Series Cast  

Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...  Self - host and narrator / ... 6 episodes, 2013
Vincent Brown Vincent Brown ...  Self - historian / ... 4 episodes, 2013
Bernard E. Powers Jr. Bernard E. Powers Jr. ...  Self - historian / ... 3 episodes, 2013
Peniel E. Joseph ...  Self - historian 3 episodes, 2013
David Levering Lewis David Levering Lewis ...  Self - historian 2 episodes, 2013
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ...  Self - lawyer and civil rights activist 2 episodes, 2013
Thavolia Glymph Thavolia Glymph ...  Self - Historian / ... 2 episodes, 2013
Kathleen Cleaver ...  Self - professor of law and former member of Black Panther Party 1 episode, 2013
James H. Sweet James H. Sweet ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Damon Keith Damon Keith ...  Self - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1 episode, 2013
Isabel Wilkerson ...  Self - author 1 episode, 2013
Christopher L. Brown Christopher L. Brown ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
John Stauffer John Stauffer ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Richard Newman ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Annette Gordon-Reed ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Maulana Karenga ...  Self - historian and co-founder of US Organization 1 episode, 2013
Mark Kelly Tyler Mark Kelly Tyler ...  Self - Pastor, African Methodist Episcopal Church 1 episode, 2013
Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Christopher S. Parker Christopher S. Parker ...  Self - author of 'Fighting for Democracy: Black Veterans and the Struggle Against White Supremacy in the Postwar South' 1 episode, 2013
Tricia Rose Tricia Rose ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham ...  Self - historian, Harvard University 1 episode, 2013
Abu Bangura Abu Bangura ...  Self - village head of Port Loko, Sierra Leone 1 episode, 2013
Douglas Egerton Douglas Egerton ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Michael Bertrand Michael Bertrand ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Questlove ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Hari Jones Hari Jones ...  Self - assistant director and curator, African American Civil War Freedom Foundation and Museum 1 episode, 2013
David Pilgrim David Pilgrim ...  Self - founder and curator, Jim Crow Museum 1 episode, 2013
Isatu Smith Isatu Smith ...  Self - deputy coordinator, Bunce Island Project, Sierra Leone 1 episode, 2013
Steven Deyle Steven Deyle ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Ford Nelson Ford Nelson ...  Self - radio host, WDIA 1 episode, 2013
Martin Duberman Martin Duberman ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
William Julius Wilson William Julius Wilson ...  Self - sociologist 1 episode, 2013
Daina Ramey Berry ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Sowande Mustakeem Sowande Mustakeem ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Brent Hayes Edwards Brent Hayes Edwards ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Kendra Field Kendra Field ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Donald Bogle Donald Bogle ...  Self - author 1 episode, 2013
Kurt L. Schmoke ...  Self - former mayor of Baltimore and president of the University of Baltimore 1 episode, 2013
Edward Ball Edward Ball ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Heather A. Williams Heather A. Williams ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Robin D.G. Kelley Robin D.G. Kelley ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Thomalind Martin Polite Thomalind Martin Polite ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Darryl R. Johnson Darryl R. Johnson ...  Self - mayor of Mound Bayou, Mississippi 1 episode, 2013
Wess Young Wess Young ...  Self - Tulsa race riot survivor 1 episode, 2013
Tedra Williams Tedra Williams ...  Self - Wess Young's granddaughter 1 episode, 2013
Darrell S. White Darrell S. White ...  Self - Director, Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture 1 episode, 2013
Antawn Polite Antawn Polite ...  Self - Thomalind Polite's husband 1 episode, 2013
David C. Forbes Sr. David C. Forbes Sr. ...  Self - civil rights activist 1 episode, 2013
Charlayne Hunter-Gault ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Angela Glover Blackwell Angela Glover Blackwell ...  Self - founder and president of PolicyLink 1 episode, 2013
Charles Ogletree ...  Self - civil rights lawyer 1 episode, 2013
Vanessa Holden Vanessa Holden ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Michelle Alexander ...  Self - associate professor of law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law 1 episode, 2013
Eleanor Holmes Norton ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Michael Twitty Michael Twitty ...  Self - food historian 1 episode, 2013
Hannibal Johnson Hannibal Johnson ...  Self - author 1 episode, 2013
David W. Blight David W. Blight ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
John Lewis ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Thomas C. Holt Thomas C. Holt ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Patricia A. Sullivan Patricia A. Sullivan ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Jane Landers Jane Landers ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Terrence Stevens Terrence Stevens ...  Self - community activist, In Arms Reach Inc. 1 episode, 2013
Chuck D ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Kate Clifford Larson ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Jelani Cobb ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Grace Lee Boggs Grace Lee Boggs ...  Self - author 1 episode, 2013
Dan Rather ...  Self - former news anchor, CBS Evening News 1 episode, 2013
Rochelle Bush Rochelle Bush ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Aram Goudsouzian ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013
Paul Sylvester Jr. Paul Sylvester Jr. ...  Self - resident of New Orleans 1 episode, 2013
Nikki Taylor Nikki Taylor ...  Self - Historian 1 episode, 2013
Alvin F. Poussaint Alvin F. Poussaint ...  Self - civil rights activist, professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 1 episode, 2013
Roland Doucette Sr. Roland Doucette Sr. ...  Self - resident of New Orleans 1 episode, 2013
W. Kamau Bell ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Colin Powell ...  Self 1 episode, 2013
Paula Giddings Paula Giddings ...  Self - historian 1 episode, 2013

Series Produced by 

Rebecca Brillhart ... supervising producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Rachel Dretzin ... series producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... executive producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Leslie Asako Gladsjo ... senior story producer (6 episodes, 2013)
George Kunhardt ... co-producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Peter W. Kunhardt ... executive producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Teddy Kunhardt ... co-producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Dyllan McGee ... executive producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Jaime Sukonnik ... associate producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Julie Anderson ... executive producer (5 episodes, 2013)
Stephanie Carter ... coordinating producer (5 episodes, 2013)
Stef Gordon ... line producer (5 episodes, 2013)
Timothy Messler ... supervising producer (5 episodes, 2013)
Amy Brillhart ... producer (4 episodes, 2013)
Phil Bertelsen ... producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Talleah Bridges McMahon ... co-producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Hazel Gurland ... co-producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Eva Lipman ... producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Sabin Streeter ... producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Jamila Wignot ... producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Leah Williams ... co-producer (2 episodes, 2013)
Nicole Bozorgmir ... associate producer (1 episode, 2013)

Series Music by 

Paul Brill ... (6 episodes, 2013)

Series Cinematography by 

Graham Smith ... (6 episodes, 2013)
Stephen McCarthy ... (4 episodes, 2013)

Series Editing by 

Michael Weingrad ... (5 episodes, 2013)
Nancy Novack ... (3 episodes, 2013)
Paula Heredia ... (2 episodes, 2013)
K.A. Miille ... (2 episodes, 2013)

Series Production Management 

Stephen Altobello ... post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 2013)
Stephen Segaller ... executive in charge of production (5 episodes, 2013)

Series Art Department 

Brian Oakes ... director of motion graphics / graphics (3 episodes, 2013)
Chris Chuang ... graphic designer (2 episodes, 2013)
Jess Hutchison ... graphic designer (2 episodes, 2013)
Daniel Renaud ... graphic designer (2 episodes, 2013)
Andy Cahill ... graphics (1 episode, 2013)
Joe Posner ... graphic designer (1 episode, 2013)

Series Sound Department 

Richard Fairbanks ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2013)
Brian Vancho ... foley artist (6 episodes, 2013)
Jon Berman ... sound (5 episodes, 2013)
Phillipe Desloovere ... sound effects editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Mark Mandler ... sound recordist / voice (5 episodes, 2013)
Kevin McLaughlin ... voice (5 episodes, 2013)
Paul Schmitz ... sound (5 episodes, 2013)
Andrea Bella ... sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Charlie Esposito ... voice (4 episodes, 2013)
Mario Cardenas ... sound (3 episodes, 2013)
Francis X. Coakley ... sound (3 episodes, 2013)
Jon Packer ... sound (2 episodes, 2013)
Stephen Bores ... sound (1 episode, 2013)
Michael Feuser ... sound effects editor (1 episode, 2013)
Caleb Mose ... sound (1 episode, 2013)

Series Camera and Electrical Department 

Gregory Brutus ... camera operator (5 episodes, 2013)
Stephen McCarthy ... camera operator (4 episodes, 2013)
Melanie Carr ... camera operator (3 episodes, 2013)
Austin De Besche ... camera operator (3 episodes, 2013)
Ryan Hill ... camera operator (3 episodes, 2013)
Scott Shelley ... camera operator (3 episodes, 2013)
John P. Chittick ... gaffer (2 episodes, 2013)
Sam Russell ... camera operator (2 episodes, 2013)
Decker Campbell ... camera operator (1 episode, 2013)
Tom Curran ... camera operator (1 episode, 2013)
Willie E. Dawkins ... gaffer (1 episode, 2013)
Boyd Estus ... camera operator (1 episode, 2013)
Chris Gorman ... gaffer (1 episode, 2013)
Daniel Plym ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2013)
Raymond Schrump ... camera operator (1 episode, 2013)
Kristyn Ulanday ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2013)

Series Animation Department 

Chris King ... director of animation / motion graphics (6 episodes, 2013)
Andy Cahill ... animator (2 episodes, 2013)
Chris Chuang ... animator (2 episodes, 2013)
Steven J. Golliday ... animator (2 episodes, 2013)
Jess Hutchison ... animator (2 episodes, 2013)
Brian Oakes ... animator (2 episodes, 2013)
Daniel Renaud ... animator (2 episodes, 2013)
Joe Posner ... animator (1 episode, 2013)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Maurice Sedwell ... wardrobe (5 episodes, 2013)

Series Editorial Department 

Brittany Kaplan ... assistant editor / associate editor / first assistant editor (6 episodes, 2013)
Giancarlo Baldino ... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Chris Connolly ... colorist (5 episodes, 2013)
Ryan Dilts ... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Lisa Gross ... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Chris King ... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Tovah Leibowitz ... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Ryan S. Westphal ... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2013)
Marisa Bergquist ... assistant editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Steven J. Golliday ... assistant editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Nancy Novack ... supervising editor / apprentice editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Kelly Nguyen ... apprentice editor (2 episodes, 2013)
Howard Sharp ... additional editing (2 episodes, 2013)
Bruce Shaw ... additional editing (2 episodes, 2013)
Jenna Bliss ... associate editor (1 episode, 2013)
Alex Ferrigno ... apprentice editor (1 episode, 2013)
E. Donna Shepherd ... additional editing (1 episode, 2013)

Series Music Department 

Wynton Marsalis ... composer: theme music / composer: additional music (6 episodes, 2013)
Elizabeth Ziman ... composer: additional music (6 episodes, 2013)
Neil Cleary ... composer: additional music (5 episodes, 2013)
Hannah Olson ... music clearance (5 episodes, 2013)

Series Transportation Department 

Matthew Archer ... airplane pilot (2 episodes, 2013)

Series Additional Crew 

Max Bloom ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Jessie Boas ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Thea Chaloner ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Raymond Chiu ... production assistant (6 episodes, 2013)
Carly Ciricillo ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Elon Cook ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Jill Cowan ... senior researcher / researcher (6 episodes, 2013)
Oliver Dunne ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Matthew S. Goldman ... production assistant (6 episodes, 2013)
Adam Golub ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Marrisa Gouverne ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Samantha Gowda ... intern / researcher (6 episodes, 2013)
Salim Hasbini ... production assistant (6 episodes, 2013)
Alistair Mackay ... production assistant (6 episodes, 2013)
Timothy Messler ... production coordinator (6 episodes, 2013)
Mary Mirzamani ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Daniel Moisoff ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Aissa Rose ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Colin Welch ... intern (6 episodes, 2013)
Bill Andrews ... advisor: University of North Carolina (5 episodes, 2013)
Herman L. Bennett ... advisor: City University of New York (5 episodes, 2013)
Ira Berlin ... advisor: University of Maryland (5 episodes, 2013)
Lindsey Bernstein ... publicist (5 episodes, 2013)
David Bindman ... advisor: University College of London (5 episodes, 2013)
David W. Blight ... advisor: Yale University (5 episodes, 2013)
Vincent Brown ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Jane Buckwalter ... programming director (5 episodes, 2013)
Clayborne Carson ... advisor: Stanford University (5 episodes, 2013)
Brittany Clemons ... production assistant / researcher (5 episodes, 2013)
Laurent Dubois ... advisor: Duke University (5 episodes, 2013)
Brent Edwards ... advisor: Columbia University (5 episodes, 2013)
David Eltis ... advisor: Emory University (5 episodes, 2013)
Mary Farley ... business affairs (5 episodes, 2013)
Eric Foner ... advisor: Columbia University (5 episodes, 2013)
Harry Forbes ... publicist (5 episodes, 2013)
Glenda Gilmore ... advisor: Yale University (5 episodes, 2013)
Edward Gordon-Berroa ... intern (5 episodes, 2013)
Annette Gordon-Reed ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Steven Hahn ... advisor: University of Pennsylvania (5 episodes, 2013)
Evelynn Hammonds ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Linda M. Heywood ... advisor: Boston University (5 episodes, 2013)
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Darlene Clark Hine ... advisor: Northwestern University (5 episodes, 2013)
Thomas Holt ... advisor: University of Chicago (5 episodes, 2013)
Gerald Horne ... advisor: University of Houston (5 episodes, 2013)
Marial Iglesias Yutset ... researcher (5 episodes, 2013)
Walter Johnson ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Peniel E. Joseph ... advisor: Tufts University (5 episodes, 2013)
Robin D.G. Kelley ... advisor: University of Southern California (5 episodes, 2013)
Jane Landers ... advisor: Vanderbilt University (5 episodes, 2013)
Jill Lepore ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Rekha Menon ... budget controller (5 episodes, 2013)
Ingrid Monson ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Philip Morgan ... advisor: Johns Hopkins University (5 episodes, 2013)
Odell Nails ... legal (5 episodes, 2013)
Susan O'Donovan ... advisor: University of Memphis (5 episodes, 2013)
Drew Patrick ... legal (5 episodes, 2013)
Stephen Robinson ... production assistant / researcher (5 episodes, 2013)
Sunshine Sachs ... publicist (5 episodes, 2013)
Amy Schewel ... archival consultant (5 episodes, 2013)
John Stauffer ... advisor: Harvard University (5 episodes, 2013)
Patricia A. Sullivan ... advisor: University of South Carolina (5 episodes, 2013)
James H. Sweet ... advisor: University of Wisconsin (5 episodes, 2013)
Daniel Sznajderman ... intern (5 episodes, 2013)
John Thornton ... advisor: Boston University (5 episodes, 2013)
Donna Williams ... publicist (5 episodes, 2013)
Eva Sheppard Wolf ... advisor: San Francisco State University (5 episodes, 2013)
Donald Yacovone ... researcher (5 episodes, 2013)
Nicole Bozorgmir ... production assistant (4 episodes, 2013)
Farley Crawford ... production assistant (4 episodes, 2013)
Rachel Hartman ... production assistant (4 episodes, 2013)
Kelly Nguyen ... intern (4 episodes, 2013)
Kellie Specter ... publicist (4 episodes, 2013)
Stephen Tuck ... advisor: Oxford University (4 episodes, 2013)
Ryan Doubiago ... intern (3 episodes, 2013)
Alex Ferrigno ... intern (3 episodes, 2013)
Amanda Shearrow ... production assistant (3 episodes, 2013)
Yongle Wang ... intern (3 episodes, 2013)
Carmen Esteves ... production assistant (2 episodes, 2013)
Tien Chi Fu ... intern (2 episodes, 2013)
Jordan Ascher ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Johni Cerny ... additional researcher (1 episode, 2013)
Omar Dairanieh ... additional research (1 episode, 2013)
Sofia Ferrandiz ... intern (1 episode, 2013)
Reini Grauer ... helicopter pilot (1 episode, 2013)
Jamie Hamlin ... pilot (1 episode, 2013)
Rachel Hawatmeh ... intern (1 episode, 2013)
Bryan Holroyd ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Jerry Hudgens ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Malika Jamison ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Michael Keene ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
H. Keith Melton ... researcher (1 episode, 2013)
Logan Miller ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Serena Monts ... production assistant (1 episode, 2013)
Stephen Rathier ... intern (1 episode, 2013)

Series Thanks 

Gary Albert ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Natalie Baker ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Bruce Barnes ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Jerome Bridges ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Charlie Brown ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
David Brown ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Mariana Candido ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Will Carlisle ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Laura Chapman ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Sam Chappelear ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Mary Louise Clifford ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Warren Cobb ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Campbell Coxe ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Erin Curtis ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
David Elkowitz ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Matthew Emerson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
W. Eric Emerson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Mary Jo Fairchild ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Matt Farah ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Danny Ferguson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Herb Frazier ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Liza Gates ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Maggie Gates ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Amy Gosdanian ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Terell Ham ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Henry Hampton ... in memory of (1 episode, 2013)
Derek Hankerson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Valerie Harris ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Aaron Hatley ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Bernard Hicks ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Michelle Hopkins ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Amadu Wurie Jalloh ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Darrin Jarrett ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Jill Jaworski ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Claudia Jew ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Paul Kaplan ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Sean Kelley ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
William Kelso ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Marla King ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Taziff Koroma ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Marianne Martin ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Sheryl Mays ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Philip Misevich ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Kristine Morris ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Joe Mozingo ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Terri Newmans ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Joseph Opala ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Michael Orzechowski ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Michael S. Owen ... special thanks: U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone (1 episode, 2013)
Donna Pierce ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Marcus Rediker ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Lisa H. Robbins ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Sabrina Roop ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Eric Seiferth ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Gretchen Smith ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Mark M. Smith ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Eric Snyder ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Felicity Thompson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Thomas Thornton ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Hannah Tuchscherer ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Alie Turay ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Steve Tuttle ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Julie Wilson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Abby Wolf ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Melissa Wood ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)
Deborah Ann Wright ... special thanks (1 episode, 2013)

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