Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
African American Lives Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
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About
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.
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Season 12006
3.811942h 40m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Listening to Our Past | 3.9 | 28 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Promise of Freedom | 3.4 | 35 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Searching for Our Names | 3.8 | 29 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Beyond the Middle Passage | 4.0 | 27 | 54 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Chris Tucker Self
Whoopi Goldberg Self
Quincy Jones Self
Oprah Winfrey Self
T.D. Jakes Self
Ben Carson Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self
Mae C. Jemison Self
Pamela Arkin Self
Mike Wiley Self
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