Beyond the Middle Passage
- Episode aired Feb 8, 2006
- TV-PG
- 54m
Dr. Gates visits scientists around the country using DNA analysis to trace ancestral roots. He and one participant make the last leg of the journey, back to Africa, visiting the West African... Read allDr. Gates visits scientists around the country using DNA analysis to trace ancestral roots. He and one participant make the last leg of the journey, back to Africa, visiting the West African port from which the participant's patrilineal ancestor was likely shipped into slavery, a... Read allDr. Gates visits scientists around the country using DNA analysis to trace ancestral roots. He and one participant make the last leg of the journey, back to Africa, visiting the West African port from which the participant's patrilineal ancestor was likely shipped into slavery, and meeting tribal elders whose DNA suggests are the participant's cousins.