Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 1, Episode 7, Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons

Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 1, Episode 7, Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons / producers: John Maggio, Julia Marchesi, Caitlin McNally, Sabin Streeter, Jesse Sweet, Jack Youngelson.

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Brown University president, Ruth Simmons, have each climbed to the pinnacle of their profession, yet each started life as a second-class citizen in the Jim Crow south. DNA is used to investigate family mysteries: Where in Africa do they come from and who are t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (writer.), Maggio, John (Producer), Marchesi, Julia (Producer), McNally, Caitlin (Producer), Streeter, Sabin (Producer), Sweet, Jesse (Producer), Youngelson, Jack (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2012.
Subjects:
Jackson, Samuel L.
Rice, Condoleezza, > 1954-
Simmons, Ruth, > 1945-
Celebrities > Genealogy.
Families > History.
Celebrities
Families
Documentary films
Genealogy
History
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Brown University president, Ruth Simmons, have each climbed to the pinnacle of their profession, yet each started life as a second-class citizen in the Jim Crow south. DNA is used to investigate family mysteries: Where in Africa do they come from and who are the white men in their family trees?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 13, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (57 min.)
Playing Time:00:56:15
Language:In English.

Similar Items