Finding Your Roots

Season 1 Episode 7: Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

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. In this episode we will use DNA to investigate family mysteries: where do they come from in Africa, and who are the white men in their family trees?

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

12

Episodes:

126

Actor:

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2012

IMDb:

6.5