African American Lives Beyond the Middle Passage (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, History

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African American Lives

Beyond the Middle Passage (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, History

Dr. Gates visits scientists around the country using DNA analysis to trace ancestral roots. He and one participant make the last leg of the journey, back to Africa, visiting the West African port from which the participant's patrilineal ...See moreDr. Gates visits scientists around the country using DNA analysis to trace ancestral roots. He and one participant make the last leg of the journey, back to Africa, visiting the West African port from which the participant's patrilineal ancestor was likely shipped into slavery, and meeting tribal elders whose DNA suggests are the participant's cousins. See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
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)
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)
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)