| Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen; stereo. |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
| Performer |
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
| Audience |
TV-PG /Not rated. |
| Summary |
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. finds out who we are and where we come from. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Episode 1: Stephen King, Gloria Reuben, Courtney B. Vance -- Episode 2: Derek Jeter, Billie Jean King, Rebecca Lobo -- Episode 3: Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper, Anna Deavere Smith -- Episode 4. Ben Affleck, Khandi Alexander, Benjamin Jealous -- [Disc 2]. Episode 5: Tom Colicchio, Aaron Sanchez, Ming Tsai -- Episode 6: Angela Bassett, Valerie Jarrett, Nas -- Episode 7: Alan Dershowitz, Carloe King, Tony Kushner -- [Disc 3]. Episode 8: Deepak Chopra, Sally Field, Sting -- Episode 9: Tina Fey, David Sedaris, George Stephanopoulos -- Episode 10: Jessica Alba, Gov. Deval Patrick and more. |
| Summary |
Harvard educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts this enlightening PBS series that examines "the DNA of American culture" through an extensive discovery of the ancestors of today's celebrities. |
| Language |
English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing ; video described. |
| Subject |
United States -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Celebrities -- United States -- Genealogy.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Biographical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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| Added Author |
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
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Thirteen Productions.
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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| ISBN |
9781627890946 |
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1627890947 |
| Standard No. |
841887022231 |
| Music No. |
FIYO6201 PBS Home Video |
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