African American Lives The Promise of Freedom (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History

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African American Lives

The Promise of Freedom (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History

From the early 20th century to the end of the Civil War, a look at how African Americans defined their freedom after slavery. Dr. Gates learns that courthouse records of land acquisitions, documents from the Freedmen's Bureau and the 1870 ...See moreFrom the early 20th century to the end of the Civil War, a look at how African Americans defined their freedom after slavery. Dr. Gates learns that courthouse records of land acquisitions, documents from the Freedmen's Bureau and the 1870 census prove important resources for tracing the participants' lineage through Reconstruction. See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jane Ailes Self Self See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Pamela Arkin Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Ben Carson Self (as Benjamin Carson Sr.) Self (as Benjamin Carson Sr.) See fewer	Stuck on You (2003)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self (as Henry Louis Gates) Self (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Henry Louis Gates Sr. Self Self See fewer	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Helen Gates Stephens Self Self See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Whoopi Goldberg Self Self See fewer	Ghost (1990)
T.D. Jakes Self Self See fewer	Jumping the Broom (2011)
Mae C. Jemison Self Self See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Quincy Jones Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Rick Kittles Self Self See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Chris Tucker Self Self See fewer	Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Mike Wiley Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Oprah Winfrey Self Self See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)