Bibliograph

African American lives, executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. [and others] ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films & Thirteen/WNET New York, 2

Type

Label

African American lives, executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. [and others] ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films & Thirteen/WNET New York, 2

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

African American lives

Oclc number

191078245

Responsibility statement

executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. [and others] ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films & Thirteen/WNET New York

Runtime

240

Summary

Features Gates guiding eleven other African Americans on a search for their ancestry while exploring the history of African Americans from the Middle Passage and slavery to the early 20th century. Shows how genealogical investigations and DNA analysis help Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Peter Gomes, Kathleen Henderson, Linda Johnson Rice, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock, Tina Turner, and Gates himself discover where they come from and who they are

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

African American lives two

Classification