What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Harvard scholar turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans — professor and poet Elizabeth Alexander, chef Mario Batali, comedian Stephen Colbert, novelist Louise Erdrich, journalist Malcolm Gladwell, actress Eva Longoria, musician Yo-Yo Ma, director Mike Nichols, Her Majesty Queen Noor, television host/heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, actress Meryl Streep, and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi.
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Mr. Gates,
I thank you so much for doing this. It is so important for everyone from every culture to know there ancestry. It is vital for Black Americans in particular to know our rich ancestry. It is key for us to put to rest all of the myths about us coming from a savage people when that is simply not the case. I have started posting black history facts on my Facebook page because I feel so strongly about this. I am going to purchase this DVD for my collection. Thank You so much.
Kendrick D. Steele Sr.