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Title Details

Contributors:
Winfrey, Oprah.
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
Published:
[Arlington, VA] : PBS Home Video ; 2007, c2006.
Format:
 DVD
 Video
Rating:
Not rated.
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:
English
ISBN:
1415729255
9781415729250
UPC:
841887052238

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Learn about the past of the African American people and how more and more can be linked to their ancestors in Africa, thanks to genealogical research and DNA-analysis developments.
Subjects
Genealogy.
African American families.
Population genetics -- United States.
Population genetics -- Africa.
DNA fingerprinting -- United States.
DNA fingerprinting -- Africa.
Genealogy.
African American families.
Population genetics -- United States.
Population genetics -- Africa.
DNA fingerprinting -- United States.
DNA fingerprinting -- Africa.
United States -- History.
United States -- History.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary -- Television special.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videodiscs.
DVD-Video discs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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  • The search for roots -- The first branches -- Listening to the past -- A lynchable offense -- Ordinary records, extraordinary accomplishments -- Records back to 1870 -- Land and education -- Free people of color -- Finding the slave owner -- I know I come from this -- The legend of Jane Gates -- Three little letters -- Percentages -- Surprising ancestry -- Back to Africa.
  • Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2006.
  • Oprah Winfrey, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • Learn about the past of the African American people and how more and more can be linked to their ancestors in Africa, thanks to genealogical research and DNA-analysis developments.
  • Restrictions on Access: For private home use only.
  • Creation/Production Credits: Editors, Jane Rizzo ... [et al.] ; original score, Michael Bacon ; additional music, Thomas Rutishauser.
  • Participant or Performer: Oprah Winfrey, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • Target Audience: Not rated.
  • System Details: DVD, widescreen presentation.
  • Language: Closed-captioned; 2.0 Stereo.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)., Winfrey, O., Gates, H. L., Jr., PBS Home Video., & Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm). (2007). Finding Oprah's roots: finding your own. [Arlington, VA] : Hollywood, Calif.: PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) et al.. 2007. Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own. [Arlington, VA] : Hollywood, Calif.: PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) et al., Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own. [Arlington, VA] : Hollywood, Calif.: PBS Home Video, 2007.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), et al. Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own. [Arlington, VA] : Hollywood, Calif.: PBS Home Video, 2007. DVD.

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