Finding your roots
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.
Available Copies by Location
| Location | |
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| Victoria | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Subject |
| United States > Genealogy. Genealogy. Celebrities > United States > Genealogy. |
- ISBN: 9781608836574
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Physical Description
videodisc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Widescreen.
- Publisher [United States] : PBS Home Video, 2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [Disc 1]. Harry Connick, Jr./Branford Marsalis -- Cory Booker/John Lewis -- Barbara Walters/Geoffrey Canada -- Kevin Bacon/Kyra Sedgwick -- [Disc 2]. Angela Buchdahl/Rick Warren/Yasir Qadhi -- Maggie Gyllenhaal/Robert Downey, Jr. -- Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons -- [Disc 3]. Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stuart -- John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper -- Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Michael Bacon ; editor, Seth Bomse ; directors of photography, Samuel Russell, Stephen McCarthy. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; stereo. |
| Language Note: | Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |