| Description |
1 videodisc (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Language |
In English with optional video description; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a television program in 2010. |
| Performer |
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
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Elizabeth Alexander, Mario Batali, Stephen Colbert, Louise Erdrich, Malcolm Gladwell, Eva Longoria, Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Nichols, Queen Noor, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Meryl Streep, Kristi Yamaguchi. |
| Summary |
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns again to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned celebrities including Meryl Streep and Queen Noor. Looking to the wider immigrant experience, Professor Gates follows the threads of his guests' lives back to their origins. Along the way, the many stories he uncovers illuminate the American experience. |
| Contents |
Episode 1. Our American stories / produced and directed by John Maggio ; episode 2. Making America / produced and directed by Leslie Asako Gladjo ; episode 3. Becoming American / produced and directed by Sue Williams ; episode 4. Know thyself / produced and directed by Stephen Ives and Amanda Pollak. |
| Subject |
United States -- Genealogy.
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United States -- Biography.
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Immigrants -- United States.
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Genealogy.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Gates, Henry Louis. Host.
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Kunhardt Productions.
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Inkwell Films.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
Our American stories.
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Making America.
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Becoming American.
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Know thyself.
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| ISBN |
9781608832026 |
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1608832023 |
| Standard No. |
841887012058 |
| Music No. |
FOAM601 PBS Home Video |
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