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Continue Shopping"It was a pleasure to have the illustrious Henry Louis Gates Jr reveal so much I didn't know about my family. The documents they found were amazing. It was magical. And that's a word I never use. Much of it made me weep. Here's hoping they cut it. Even if they didn't, thanks so much. I will always treasure this experience. Henry Louis Gates, Jr and I will be on your local PBS station on Tues, May 4 at 8|7c!" ~ Lewis
"Laughing On The Inside" - Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.
About The Series: For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.