When African American Lives premiered on PBS in February 2006, audiences and critics nationwide were especially drawn to the powerfully moving discussions between renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., series host and executive producer, and TV pioneer/philanthropist Oprah Winfrey.

In Oprah's Roots, a one-hour African American Lives special, Professor Gates, director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research and W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, and Ms. Winfrey continue their quest to discover the full history of her ancestors' struggles and accomplishments.

Oprah's Roots builds on previously unseen portions of Professor Gates' original interview with Ms. Winfrey and explores in further detail her formative years in Kosciusko, Mississippi, and in Milwaukee and Nashville. Additional in-depth genealogical and historical research reveals remarkable new stories about Ms. Winfrey's ancestors and elaborates on stories introduced in the original series. Finally, the program will present the dramatic results of her genetic analysis, which not only reveal that she has significant Native American ancestry, but also locate her matrilineal ancestors on the western coast of Africa.

This fascinating quest of Oprah's Roots will not only showcase Ms. Winfrey's family legacy, but also show viewers how census and slave holder's property records can help locate their own ancestors.

Wednesday, 1/30/08 from 9-10 p.m. ET