African American lives 2. The past is another country [with audio description] / a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; Dyllan Mcgee, 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.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., host.

Judd, Graham, director, producer.

Inkwell Films (Firm), production company.

Kunhardt McGee Productions, production company.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American families--History.

African American families.

African Americans--Genealogy.

African Americans.

African Americans--History.

DNA fingerprinting.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Television programs for people with visual disabilities.

Films for people with visual disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 minutes)

Edition:

[With audio description].

Other Title:

Past is another country

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

The first AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES revealed the power in discovering one's family history. Now, Henry Louis Gates Jr. will guide a new group to discover their ancestry in AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2. The series will draw on DNA analysis, genealogical research and family oral tradition to trace the lineages of the participants, including Maya Angelou, Morgan Freeman, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Tina Turner, down through U.S. history and back to Africa.

Notes:

Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2008.

Title from resource description page (viewed July 11, 2025).

OCLC:

1531300863