Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus on his five quintessential documentary series about American, African and African American history for PBS.
Cast

Courtney B. Vance
Self - Host

Ken Burns
Self - Director and Producer

Deepak Chopra
Self - Author
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Self - New York Univeristy

Jelani Cobb
Self - Columbia University
Eric Deggans
Self - NPR Television Critic
Drew Gilpin Faust
Self - Harvard University

Jodie Foster
Self - Actress and Director

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker
Paula Kerger
Self - President of PBS

LL Cool J
Self - Musician and Actor
Dyllan McGee
Self - Executive Produce

Cornel West
Self - Harvard University
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