African American lives 2 / a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; senior producer, Graham Judd ; archival producer Lewanne Jones ; Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc., Inkwell Films, and Thirteen/ WNET New York.
Edition:
Widescreen format.
Publisher:
PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : DVD video, sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Road home. Way out of no way. We come from people. Past is another country.
Notes:
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; features Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Peter Gomes, Kathleen Henderson, Linda Johnson Rice, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock, and Tina Turner. Title from title frame. Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2008.
Contents:
The past is another country/ producer and director Graham Judd; editor, Kate Hirson. A way out of no way/ producer and director Leslie Asako Gladsjo; editor, Merril Stern -- We come from people/ producer and director Jesse Sweet; editor, Ed Bartenski, Jr. -- The past is another country/ producer and director Graham Judd; editor, Kate Hirson.
Summary:
Genealogical investigations and DNA analysis help participants discover where they come from and who they are.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.