Clive grew up fascinated by American culture and has served stints as the BBC News correspondent in both LA and Washington DC. Like millions of African Americans, Clive traces his ancestry back to West Africa. But while his family's story unfolded in Jamaica, he has always wondered about that parallel experience of those who arrived in America and were swept up in the Great Migration—the 50-year odyssey that saw six million African Americans leave the South and head North and West.

In this series Clive will follow the Great Migration, making a giant step beyond any other American travel show for the BBC. Along the way he will meet the high-octane stock car racers of North Carolina, experience NASA's latest space exploration tech in Virginia, discover the roots of hip hop in New York and ride out with the black cowboys of Texas.