African American lives
(DVD)

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Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ;, [2006].
Edition
Widescreen format.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Michael Bacon.
Participants/Performers
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.
Description
A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
System Details
DVD format, region 1; NTSC; stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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