Finding Your Roots: Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons

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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. DNA is used to investigate family mysteries: Where in Africa do they come from and who are the white men in their family trees?
Introduction: Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons: Finding Your Roots (2:54)
Segregation (1:28)
Samuel L. Jackson: Early Years (4:44)
Condoleezza Rice: Childhood (4:30)
Ruth Simmons: Childhood (3:13)
Ruth Simmons: Grapeland (2:06)
Ruth Simmons: Flossie Beasley (1:59)
Mixed Race Roots (1:44)
Samuel L. Jackson: Lillie Branham (3:19)
Samuel L. Jackson: Judge Joel Branham (2:27)
DNA Analysis (2:13)
Condoleezza Rice: Julia Head (3:36)
Condoleezza Rice: DNA Analysis (2:08)
Ruth Simmons: Peter Beasley (2:17)
Ruth Simmons: DNA Results (2:33)
African Roots (3:25)
African Ancestry (2:57)
Maternal Genetic Ancestry (3:36)
Credits: Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons: Finding Your Roots (2:27)

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