Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.
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ISBN: 9781531713300
ISBN: 1531713300
Physical Description:videodisc3 videodiscs (approx. 8.5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher:[Arlington, Virginia] :PBS,[2021]
Distributor:[Arlington, Virginia] :Distributed by PBS Distribution,[2021]
General Note: English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)."SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions."Title from container.Originally produced as Season 7 of the television series: Finding your roots.In English.
Formatted Contents Note: To the manner born (Glen Close, John Waters) -- Against all odds (Andy Cohen, Nina Totenberg) -- No Irish need apply (Jane Lynch, Jim Gaffigan) -- The shirts off their backs (Christopher Meloni, Tony Shalhoub) -- Write my name in the book of life (Pharrell Williams, Kasi Lemmons) -- Country roots (Clint Black, Rosanne Cash) -- The new world (John Lithgow, Maria Hinojosa) -- On broadway (Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin) -- Anchored in the past (Don Lemmon, Gretchen Carlson).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Original music, Michael Bacon.
Participant or Performer Note: Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ; featuring Glen Close, John Lithgow, Jane Lynch, Christopher Meloni, Tony Shalhoub, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Kasi Lemmons, John Waters, Andy Cohen, Gretchen Carlson, Maria Hinojosa, Don Lemmon, Nina Totenberg, Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, Roy Wood, Jr., Clint Black, Rosanne Cash, Pharrell Williams.