African American Lives
Air Date: 1/1/0001
Imdb: tt0773257
Popularity: 0.598
Vote: 6/10 (1)
Last Aired: 2/23/2008 12:00:00AM
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Status: Returning Series
Seasons: 2 - Info
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Overview: 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.