Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s Search for Our Roots (2008–2013)
Over the course of three new public television series, Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., will explore the meaning of race, culture and identity in America. With his signature approach to personal histories, Gates again puts to powerful effect the latest DNA technology and genealogy in The Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr., this time in a four-part examination of well-known Americans of all races and the often surprising stories of their ancestors. The series premiered in 2010.
In April and May of 2011, Black in Latin America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. aired on PBS. Production of a fourth season of Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. continued through 2011, for broadcast in 2012.