Learn about the past of the African American people and how more and more can be linked to their ancestors in Africa, thanks to genealogical research and DNA-analysis developments.
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical video file DVD video
Notes:
Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2006 Oprah Winfrey, Henry Louis Gates, Jr Closed-captioned; 2.0 Stereo
Contents:
The search for roots The first branches Listening to the past A lynchable offense Ordinary records, extraordinary accomplishments Records back to 1870 Land and education Free people of color Finding the slave owner I know I come from this The legend of Jane Gates Three little letters Percentages Surprising ancestry Back to Africa
