African American lives
By: 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
Contributors: 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, 1950-; Kunhardt Productions; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); PBS Home Video; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Edition: Widescreen format.
Series: SOC 344 (NU course)
Publisher: PBS Home Video; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Alexandria, Va.]; Hollywood, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: African Americans; History; African American families; Genealogy; DNA fingerprinting
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.
Notes: Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.

This film is presented in a "widescreen" format. The black bars on the top and bottom of the screen are normal. Enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions.

Music, Michael Bacon.

Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.

Not rated.

DVD, Region 1; NTSC; stereo.

Closed-captioned.
Table of contents: title: Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad; title: The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr; title: Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore; title: Beyond the middle passage / producer and director,  Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.