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African American Lives

Henry Louis Gates (Actor), Pamela Arkin (Actor) Rated:

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IMDb6.8/10.0

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Editorial Reviews

An unprecedented four-part series, AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES uncovers a new level personal discovery. Using genealogy, oral history, family stories, and DNA analysis to trace lineages through American history and back to Africa, the series provides life-changing journeys for a diverse group of highly accomplished African Americans including Whoopi Goldberg, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Quincy Jones, Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Chris Tucker and Oprah Winfrey.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ s_medNotRated NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 705179
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 4 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 2, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Henry Louis Gates, Pamela Arkin, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg, T.D. Jakes
Producers ‏ : ‎ Jesse Sweet
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ PBS
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000E6EHNG
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Priscilla

Watch this, white people! Uplifting and fascinating.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2018

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My family at least know that we immigrated to the U.S. from England/Ireland, Hungary, if not exactly all the details. For African-Americans, all most descendants of slavery could know was that their ancestors came from somewhere in Africa, probably along the west coast. How awesome that this show had the resources to pinpoint exact countries of origin. Also, white people who think slavery wasn't that bad need to see these shows. One thing I've learned from the Henry Louis Gates specials is that in most families, traumatic stories of suffering usually aren't repeated to children and grandchildren, so the history gets lost. And when leaders and scientists teach that some races are superior to others, even good people get brainwashed. Vikings and Romans, for example, enslaved Slavs for thousands of years, but that seems to be forgotten by most people. (Of course, the U.S. was supposed to try to be better than that, and was supposed to be more "civilized," which makes our history of slavery more shameful.)

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Philly Girl

Speechless!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2006

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I watched this on PBS during it's initial airing. Unfortunately, many friends did not. I'm purchasing this now one as a gift for a dear friend and one for myself to watch with other friends. I found it extremely interesting and educational for people of all nationalities. Whether you are African-American or any other nationality this is something to watch. The diversity on the outcome of the research done on Oprah, Q, Whoopi, Chris Tucker, & all the others done during this research was astounding and very interesting. Just to find out Penn State doing the Master File on genetic tracking. Just a swab of your saliva from your mouth and your family genes can be backtracked to the actual birthplace of your family. Just so thought-provoking on so many levels.

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Zarathustra

Professor Gates is joined by 8 guests after tracing their family trees in the US and back to Africa

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2013

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The guests for this session include neurosurgeon Ben Carson, actress Whoopi Goldberg, musician/producer Quincy Jones and TV pioneer/philanthropist Oprah Winfrey. The 240 minute discussion covers the following topics: listening to our past, searching for our names, the promise of freedom, and beyond the middle passage.
DNA analysis is used for the guests to discover their roots in Africa. Most of the participants expressed an interest in traveling to the area of Africa where their roots are.

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Nancy Price-Hobday

Really?

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2014

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I thought I reviewed this years ago! Anyway, I fell in love with Dr. Gates' work when the show aired on PBS. Dr. Carson is one of my heroes. His story is about miracles. Anyway, I will be showing this to my grand children. We were robbed of our heritage. Thanks to Dr. Gates and others, we know quite a bit.

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Teagan Blue

Informative and Inspiring

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2007

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This video was very entertaining. It researches the family history of several prominent african amerians. It also provides a general history of blacks in slavery, Jim Crow years, the Civil War, The Middle Passage and the Great Migration. Specific information is given on how DNA can assist in geneology studies. I recommend this video for the family.

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sonoflaz

educational

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011

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Proof that Oprah has no european DNA in her body. Many people should watch all professor Henry Gates Jr. films.
Maybe the bible is correct, " in the beginning there were 3 mankinds, the sons of god, the sons of man and the giants".

Bought this to send to my daughter.

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Hattie Soil

I like it.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2014

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I sat with a bag of popcorn and enjoyed this movies. The quality of this movie was great and I would highly recommend it to my family and friends. There are great messages within this movie, listen for them!

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T. Billups

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2017

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Good information.

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Suez B

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2019

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Truly disappointing as the dvd was not for use in the UK. Something not mentioned in the seller’s info.

J. Samuels

African American - Who Do You Think You Are?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2011

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This is the first of 2 DVD which charts the geneology of African American Celebrities. Hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr AKA Skip it is informative and heartwarming. Who Do You Think You are is a great programme but it doesn't speak for black people in the way this documentary. Seeing Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey hearing about their long forgotten ancestors is moving sometimes shocking but slavery left its mark but it shows how many triumphed over adversity. See also African American Lives 2 [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC ]. If you want to know more about geneology and how it relates to those in the African Diaspora this is for you. The series aired in the US it will only be shown on a screen in the UK if you buy this.

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mike

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on August 29, 2014

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Came in perfect condition.

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