Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Making America (Season 1, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Making America (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This is the story of the peopling of the New World, of how land came to define the settling and identity of America, and of how the guests' ancestors were part of this history. Among the discoveries are descriptions of Meryl Streep's ...See moreThis is the story of the peopling of the New World, of how land came to define the settling and identity of America, and of how the guests' ancestors were part of this history. Among the discoveries are descriptions of Meryl Streep's eighth great-grandfather who fought in Metacom's War, records of a land dispute in Spain that pushed Eva Longoria's ancestors to leave for the New World, a treaty that Louise Erdrich's Native American ancestor was forced to sign, and Yo-Yo Ma's family genealogy in China, which gives insights into his identity he has longed for his whole life. Written by PBS Publicity See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Elizabeth Alexander Self Self See fewer	Jake Tapper's Book Club (2022)
Mario Batali Self Self See fewer	Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Stephen Colbert Self Self See fewer	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Louise Erdrich Self Self See fewer	The Master Butcher (2019)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Malcolm Gladwell Self Self See fewer	Hexum
Eva Longoria Self (as Eva Longoria Parker) Self (as Eva Longoria Parker) See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
Yo-Yo Ma Self Self See fewer	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Mike Nichols Self Self See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Mehmet Oz Self (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) Self (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) See fewer	John Q (2002)
Meryl Streep Self Self See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Kristi Yamaguchi Self Self See fewer	D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)