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DVD

Finding your roots. [Season 1]

Call Number

  • DVD 929.1 F4944 (CEN, EAS, POW)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ; guests: Harry Connick, Jr., Branford Marsalis, Cory Booker, John Lewis, Barbara Walters, Geoffrey Canada, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Angela Buchdahl, Rick Warren, Yasir Qadhi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, Ruth Simmons, Sanjay Gupta, Margaret Cho, Martha Stuart, John Legend, Wanda Sykes, Margarett Cooper, Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier, Linda Chavez.

Publication Information

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2012]

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (approximately 600 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and Rick Warren, among many others."--Amazon.

Notes

Originally broadcast as individual episodes on PBS in 2012.

Contents

  • Disc one. Harry Connick, Jr./Branford Marsalis ; Cory Booker/John Lewis ; Barbara Walters/Geoffrey Canada ; Kevin Bacon/Kyra Sedgwick
  • Disc two. Angela Buchdahl/Rick Warren/Yasir Qadhi ; Maggie Gyllenhaal/Robert Downey, Jr. ; Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons
  • Disc three. Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stuart ; John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper ; Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez.

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