Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan
BET Networks presents ; in association with CBC ; a Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment production ; in association with Idlewild Films and Entertainment One ; story by Lawrence Hill and Clement Virgo ; teleplay by Clement Virgo ; directed by Clement Virgo
created by Oliver Goldstick ; a Lookout Point and Artis Pictures production co-produced with Amazon Studios, Federation Entertainment, MFP and Masterpiece ; written by Oliver Goldstick, Maya Goldsmith, Francesca Rollins ; producer, Selwyn Roberts ; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, Dan Zeff
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Phoenix Pictures/Barnstorm Films production in association with Ventanarosa Productions in association with Producciones AmArAntA ; producer, Ellen Gordon ; teleplay writers, Judy Klass, David Klass ; director, Mariano Barroso
a Frontline production with Kirk Documentary Group ; produced by Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser ; written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser ; directed by Michael Kirk
executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr... [and others] ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films & Thirteen/WNET New York