Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world, giving rise to powerful new kingdoms, but also transatlantic slave trade. Learn of the revolutionary movements of the 18th & early 19th centuries, including the advent of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Originally released by PBS, 2017. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 06, 2017.

The Atlantic Age: Introduction (4:04); --Portuguese Expansion (4:42); -- Alfonso Mvemba a Nzinga (3:49); -- Sugar and Slaves (3:57); -- Impact of America (3:29); -- Luanda (6:52); -- Slave Ports (7:51); -- Robbing its People (4:29); -- Rise of Sokoto Caliphate (3:48); -- Conquering the City States (3:36); -- Nana Asmau (4:54); -- Credits: Africa's Great Civilizations— Part 5: The Atlantic Age (0:45); -- Africa's Great Civilizations: The Atlantic Age (selections) (39:26); -- The Atlantic Age (1:00); -- The Rise of Dahomey (2:56); -- The Kongo and the Portuguese (8:46); -- Sugar and Slaves (7:27); -- Evolution of transatlantic slave trade (24:57); .