Finding your roots. Season 5

DVD 2019

Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history, illustrating that diversity is both America's strength and its constant.

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ISBN:

9781531709471

Description:

3 digital videodiscs (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
stereo
widescreen NTSC
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

Finding your roots. Season five
Finding your roots (Television program)

Notes:

Original score by Michael Bacon
Hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. ; Guests: Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin, Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams, Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling, Marisa Tomei, Sheryl Sandberg and Kal Penn, S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan, Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, and Paul Ryan, Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman, Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Marina Abramović and Kehinde Wiley, Ty Burrell and Joe Madison
Originally broadcast as 10 individual episodes on public television in 2019
Region 1, NTSC ; stereo
Language and subtitles: English

Contents:

Grandparents and other strangers
Mystery men
Reporting on the reporters
Dreaming of a new land
Freedom tales
Roots in politics
No laughing matter
Hard times
The eye of the beholder
All in the family

LCCN:

be2019011146

Control Number:

3079047

UPC:

841887041225

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