African American Lives 2 is on TONIGHT!

Building on the widespread acclaim of African American Lives (2006)[This video is in the library V2615] and Oprah's Roots (2007), AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2 again journeys deep into ancestry of an all-new group of remarkable individuals, offering an in-depth look at the African-American experience and race relations throughout U.S. history. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns as series host, guiding genealogical investigations down through the 20th century, Reconstruction, slavery and early U.S. history, and presenting cutting-edge genetic analysis that locates participants' ancestors in Africa, Europe and America. Joining Professor Gates in the new broadcast are poet Maya Angelou, author Bliss Broyard, actor Don Cheadle, actor Morgan Freeman, theologian Peter Gomes, publisher Linda Johnson Rice, athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, radio personality Tom Joyner, comedian Chris Rock, music legend Tina Turner, and college administrator Kathleen Henderson, who was selected from more than 2,000 applicants to have her family history researched and DNA tested alongside the series' well-known guests.


Broadcast Times for the Henry Louis Gates Special:

Channel 50 (WNGN)
African American Lives: The Road Home; A Way Out of No Way
Thursday, February 14, 9:00pm
The second-season premiere features Tom Joyner.

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Saturday, February 16, 3:00pm
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Thursday, February 21, 9:00pm
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.

WNGN Digital Channel
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African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Thursday, February 21, 9:00pm
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.



Channel 13 (WNET)

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Saturday, February 16, 3:00pm
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors

WNET Digital Channel
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African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Friday, February 15, 11:00am
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Sunday, February 17, 9:00am
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Monday, February 18, 12:00pm
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.


Channel 21 (WLIW)

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Sunday, February 17, 9:00am
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.

African American Lives: We Come from People; The Past is Another Country
Monday, February 18, 12:00pm
Morgan Freeman's great-grandmother; Peter Gomes's ancestors.