African American lives 2

Gates, Henry Louis. (Producer, Screenwriter). Youngelson, Jack. (Producer, Director). Gladsjo, Leslie Asako. (Producer, Director). Sweet, Jesse. (Producer, Director). Judd, Graham. (Producer, Director). Angelou, Maya. (Added Author). Broyard, Bliss. (Added Author). Cheadle, Don. (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Gomes, Peter J. (Added Author). Henderson, Kathleen, 1963- (Added Author). Rice, Linda Johnson. (Added Author). Joyner, Tom, 1949- (Added Author). Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, 1962- (Added Author). Rock, Chris. (Added Author). Turner, Tina. (Added Author). Kunhardt Productions. (Added Author). Inkwell Films. (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). PBS Home Video (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1415738505
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
DVD
Edition: Widescreen format (16x9).
Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on PBS in 2008. "Enhanced for 16x9 televisions" -- Container.
Formatted Contents Note:	The road home / producer/director, Jack Youngelson ; editor, Sari Gilman -- A way out of no way / producer/director, Leslie Asako Gladsj ;̜ editor, Merril Stern -- We come from people / producer/director, Jesse Sweet ; editor, Ed Barteski -- The past is another country / producer/director, Graham Judd ; editor, Kate Hirson.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Original score, Michael Bacon.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.