
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.
4 episodes · February 1, 2006
You can stream African American Lives on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel. It is also available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
Yes — African American Lives is still running and has been renewed for more.
African American Lives has 2 seasons and 8 episodes, and first aired in 2006.
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