Original title
African American Lives
Released
2/1/2006
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
8
African American Lives is a PBS television miniseries hosted by historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., focusing on African American genealogical research. The family histories of prominent African Americans are explored using traditional genealogic techniques as well as genetic analysis. Gates has written an associated book, In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past, which was published in early 2009.
early 20th century
late 1800's to the Civil War
Early years of the United States
DNA
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