African American lives / a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; series producers, Graham Judd, Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.

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.

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Corporate Authors: Kunhardt Productions, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), PBS Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr, Grant, William (William R.), Kunhardt, Peter W., Judd, Graham, Farrell, Leslie D., Sweet, Jesse, Gladsjo, Leslie Asako, Winfrey, Oprah, Tucker, Chris, 1972-, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara, 1944-, Jemison, Mae, 1956-, Jakes, T. D., Carson, Ben, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
Language:English
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Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2006]
Edition:Widescreen format.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad
  • The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr
  • Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore
  • Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.