This is a very understandable reason, because being able to trace back their roots to Africa, knowing the actual place and/or tribe that their ancestors came from affirm the idea that it’s not just all about slavery; their ancestors lived another life in Africa too. Everyone is interested about their own heritage, and I just can’t imagine how discouraging it would be not knowing about your past besides the horror that is slavery. Additionally, our ancestors also has a huge impact on what makes us who we are today, and the film specifically talks about this by what it means to be African-American.
Moreover, the film conducts the research through revealing several people’s ancestry including Henry Louis Gates himself, Morgan Freeman, and Maya Angelou’s. This was done through DNA analysis by the Y-chromosome DNA of men and the mitochondrial DNA that we inherit from our mothers. Along the way, they