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Finding your roots. Season 5. [DVD]
Title:
Finding your roots. Season 5. [DVD]
JLCTITLE245:
Season 5. [DVD] / a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, C.D., in association with Ark Media ; directors, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, Sabin Streeter, Krista Whetstone ; producers, Hazel Gurland-Pooler [and five others] ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Uniform Title:
Finding your roots (Television program). Season 5.
Publication Information:
[Arlington, VA] : PBS, [2019]
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781531709471
General Note:
Title from container.
Abstract:
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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Variant Title:
Finding your roots : with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 5
Finding your roots. Season five
Finding your roots. Fifth season
Finding your roots. 5th season
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.
Christiane Amanpour -- Ann Curry -- Lisa Ling -- George R.R. Martin -- S. Epatha Merkerson -- Tig Notaro -- Kal Penn -- Kehinde Wiley -- and more.
Performer:
Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ; Guests, Andy Samberg and George R. R. Marti, 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.
Technical Details:
DVD, region 1 NTSC, widescreen (16x9); stereo; [color]
Language:
English audio; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).