TV America Beyond the Color Line America Beyond the Color Line 7.5/10 by 2 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title America Beyond the Color Line Alternative Titles America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. First Air Date 2004-02-03 Last Air Date 2004-02-04 Number of Episodes 4 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Plot Keywords , Self - Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr.