African American Lives 2

Premiered February 2008

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets with influential African American figures, like Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou, to piece together their genealogy and disclose captivating facts about their ancestors. Genealogical detective work, DNA analysis and the study of historical documents fills in the gaps of history and reveals emotional tales of African American heritage and survival. (official site)

Featured Videos

• Maya Angelou Learns an Unknown History of Her Family

  Clip | 3m 4s

• Maya Angelou Reflects on Her Mende Heritage

  Clip | 1m 36s

• Maya Angelou Speaks About Her Grandfather

  Clip | 22s

• Maya Angelou Speaks About Her Grandmother

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Extras

• Maya Angelou Speaks on the Complexity of Heritage

  Clip | 24s

• Maya Angelou Speaks About Her Grandmother

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• Maya Angelou Speaks About Her Grandfather

  Clip | 22s

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