This is not so much a history of us all as it is a history of Europe and China. The History Channel somehow manages to spend several minutes discussing the achievements of the sub-Saharan African Kingdoms of Mali, Great Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia without showing any dark-skinned faces. Bustling marketplaces, students studying in universities, individuals mining for gold, impressive architectural constructions but amazingly not one black African is shown in ancient Mali, Zimbabwe, or Ethiopia. That takes real, concerted effort on someone's part. No mentions of Kush, the 25th dynasty of Egypt, etc. I would have expected this in the 1950s but not in 2012.
Review of Mankind: The Story of All of Us
