| African American Lives | |
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 Title card from the first season | |
| Also known as | African American Lives with Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| Genre | Family history Genealogy Documentary series |
| Written by | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| Directed by | Leslie D. Farrell Leslie Asako Gladsjo Graham Judd Jesse Sweet Jack Youngelson |
| Presented by | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| Composer | Michael Bacon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Henry Louis Gates Jr. William R. Grant Peter W. Kunhardt |
| Producers | Leslie D. Farrell Leslie Asako Gladsjo Graham Judd Jesse Sweet Jack Youngelson |
| Running time | 55 minutes (roughly) |
| Production companies | Kunhardt Productions thirteen WNET Inkwell Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | February 1, 2006 – February 13, 2008 |
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African American Lives is a PBS television miniseries hosted by historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., focusing on African American genealogical research. The family histories of prominent people of African American descent are explored using traditional genealogic techniques as well as genetic analysis.