African American Lives [2006 TV episode]

by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS, Sabin Streeter (Director), Jesse Sweet (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Maya Angelou (Narrator), Ben Carson (Narrator), Don Cheadle (Narrator), Quincy Jones (Narrator), Oprah Winfrey (Narrator)

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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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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 people of African American descent are explored using traditional genealogic techniques as well as genetic analysis.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
PBS	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Streeter, Sabin	Director	main author	all editions	confirmed
Sweet, Jesse	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Angelou, Maya	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Carson, Ben	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cheadle, Don	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jones, Quincy	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Winfrey, Oprah	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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