Plot & Details
Plot
Actress and television talk show host Oprah Winfrey shares her knowledge on how to construct a detailed African American family tree in this companion to the best-selling book by author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Genealogist Tony Burroughs and historian John Thornton offer expert advice on researching ones past as excerpts from the documentary Oprah's Roots display just how America's most beloved media figure used genealogy to discover surprising details about her origins.
Genre(s):
Documentary,Epic and Historical,Special Interest
Run Time:
90min.
DVD Release Date:
05/01/2007
Themes:
Discovering One's Heritage
Keywords:
African-American,ancestry,census,genealogy,genetics,interview,legacy,roots [origins],slavery
Language:
English
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