Four-Part Series Explores Roots, Race and Identity Through Ancestry of Remarkable Individuals, Including Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Peter Gomes, Kathleen Henderson, Linda Johnson Rice, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock and Tina Turner"These stories of adversity, sacrifice, achievement and empowerment transcend the realm of color with a universal resonance."
- Henry Louis Gates Jr., series host and participant