Professor Gates's journey continues as a weekly series that will look at an ever-widening spectrum of our nation's fascinating ethnic mixture.

The companion book to the hit PBS documentary series. Gates' investigation takes on the personal and genealogical histories of more than twenty luminaries including Ken Burns, Stephen King, Derek Jeter, Governor Deval Patrick, Valerie Jarrett, and Sally Field. He also provides practical information for amateur genealogists just beginning archival research on their own family roots and details the advances in genetic research now available to the public...

Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history, illustrating that diversity is both America's strength and its constant.