S1·E7 – Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

2012-04-29 • 60 min

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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?

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Samuel L. Jackson

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Condoleezza Rice

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Ruth Simmons

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