America Beyond the Color Line 20 years old

Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black America at the start of the new century. He explores this rich and diverse landscape, social as well as geographic, and meets the people who are defining black America, from the most famous and influential to those at the grassroots.

Credits

Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle

Himself

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Himself

Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker

Himself

Nia Long
Nia Long

Herself

Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones

Himself

Cast

Name Character
Samuel L. Jackson He was 55 , now 75 years old as Himself
Don Cheadle He was 39 , now 59 years old as Himself
Morgan Freeman He was 66 , now 86 years old as Himself
Chris Tucker He was 32 , now 52 years old as Himself
Nia Long She was 33 , now 53 years old as Herself
Quincy Jones He was 70 , now 91 years old as Himself
Colin Powell He was 66 , now 87 years old as Himself
Maya Angelou She was 75 , 86 years old when she died as Herself
Russell Simmons He was 46 , now 66 years old as Himself
Alicia Keys She was 23 , now 43 years old as Herself
John Singleton He was 36 , 51 years old when he died as Himself

Crew

Name Job title
America Beyond the Color Line (20 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2004-02-03
  • Runtime: [57] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 4