The series searches through several branches of the american past, leaving audiences all the more curious about their own background and eager to unearth their own family roots. Extras finding your roots education a willing association. Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects. Cory anthony booker born april 27, 1969 is an american politician and the junior united states senator from new jersey. This video contains content from pbs, who has blocked it in your country on grounds. From pbs the basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Sanjay gupta, actor kevin bacon, newark mayor cory booker. John lewis and cory booker extras finding your roots kqed.
For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. This program features two africanamerican politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds. Finding your roots university of north carolina press. Finding your roots a fireman on the southern railroad. Mar 25, 2012 watch finding your roots season 1, episode 2 cory booker and john lewis. Prior to finding your roots there were a few miniseries which were also hosted by henry louis gates jr. Finding your roots angela bassetts emancipated ancestors. This project gathers together the geni profiles for all of the notable figures who have been or will be featured on the genealogical television program, finding your roots. During his tenure, he appeared on episode 7 of the first season of finding your roots and discovered his familys british and sierra leonean.
Feb 07, 2019 watch senator cory bookers sierra leonean roots to learn how he discovered his ancestral home. Du bois institute for african and african american research. One of bookers maternal greatgrandfathers was caucasian, and booker also has other european and native american ancestry. Georgia congressman and civil rights leader john lewis and newark mayor. Mar 25, 2012 gatess finding your roots is beginning its fourth season by vanessa. May 04, 2018 the series searches through several branches of the american past, leaving audiences all the more curious about their own background and eager to unearth their own family roots. Admiring the television series roots as a boy, yale educated and harvard professor henry louis gates, jr. The premise of the program, that our personal histories show how much more complex and fascinating real history is than the official histories of the textbooks, is exactly right. John lewis digs through his roots on pbss finding your roots sunday. Dec 17, 2014 finding your roots season 1 episode 2 corey booker and john lewis. Finding your roots finding yourself american pie cory booker new perspective full episodes season 1. Finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr hard times day. Finding your roots a fireman on the southern railroad season 1. Billie jean king learns true story of her beloved grandmother finding your roots, season 2 pbs.
Thats what more than a dozen prominent americans do in the new series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Mar 23, 2012 thats what more than a dozen prominent americans do in the new series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. He learned the truth when he appeared on an episode of the new pbs series finding your. It seems that when bookers grandfather was, his mother took him to the doctor. John lewis grew up in a sharecropping family in rural georgia, while cory booker was raised in an affluent, allwhite new jersey suburb. Two africanamerican politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds, legendary civil. Watch finding your roots season 1, episode 2 cory booker and john lewis.
Apr 29, 2012 finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots collection, with cory booker and john lewis john maggio. Cory bookers african roots traced to the mende of sierra leone. Cory booker learns about his early 20thcentury ancestors and the origin of the booker family name. Finding your roots is finding your roots on netflix.
Cory booker, john lewis and condoleezza rice have been on the. Before that, booker served on the municipal council of newark for. Corey booker and john lewis finding your roots sbs on. The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of finding your roots, the companion book to the pbs documentary series seen by 30 million people. Finding your roots about the series with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots is the most fascinating compelling show ive ever watched. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series finding your roots.
Popular videos finding your roots finding your roots topic. Cory booker and john lewis this program features two africanamerican politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds. Major support is also provided by the ford foundation, candace king weir, the lloyd carney foundation, the robert wood johnson foundation, and by the corporation for public broadcasting and pbs. Booker has sierra leonean ancestry, a fact which was presented to him on the pbs television program, finding your roots. Filmed on location across the united states, finding your roots airs sundays in april at 7 p. This program features two africanamerican politicians from. John lewis digs through his roots on pbss finding your. Booker s episode, which also features lewis, premieres on april 1. Finding your roots season 1 episode 2 corey booker and john lewis. Gatess finding your roots is beginning its fourth season.
Season 1 finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots collection, with cory booker and john lewis visual 2 editions published in 2014 in english and held by 126 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, african american lives, african american lives 2, and faces of america, gates finds new ways to, as he says, get into the dna of american culture. Two africanamerican politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds, legendary civil rights leader john lewis, and democratic senator cory booker, learn about black and white. Booker discovers his white greatgrandfather and lewis learns about his ambitious slave ancestors. Cory anthony booker born april 27, 1969 is an american politician, attorney, and author who has served as the junior united states senator from new jersey since 20. Major corporate support for finding your roots with henry. Booker s episode, which also features lewis, premieres on. Watch senator cory booker s sierra leonean roots to learn how he discovered his ancestral home. John lewis and cory booker extras finding your roots whyy. Donate to kqed events for members receive kqed newsletters contact us whats on tonight full schedule 20200519t19. Finding your roots collection, with cory booker and john. This 10part series, with renowned cultural critic and harvard scholar henry louis gates, jr.
He was previously the 36th mayor of newark from 2006 to 20. Your subscription to the atlanta journalconstitution funds indepth reporting and. Cory booker learns about the origin of the booker family name. Finding your roots john lewis and cory booker season 1. In this 10part series, professor gates continues the quest he begun in african american lives 1 and 2 and faces of america delving into the genealogy and genetics of an all new group. As they were leaving, his mother told the boy that the doctor was his real father. Finding your roots, season 1, episode 2 by julia marchesi. Mar 25, 2012 with cory booker, henry louis gates jr. Georgia congressman and civil rights leader john lewis and newark mayor cory booker. A dna test whose results were displayed on the show finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. Major corporate support for finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr. Finding your roots s01e02 john lewis and cory booker by jerry englehardt. Featuring mayor cory booker and congressman john lewis in the season premiere, a private screening wowed audiences at lincoln centers rose hall on monday.
Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, african american lives 2006, african american lives 2 2008 and faces of america 2010, gates finds new ways to, as he says, get into the dna of american culture. Visit finding your roots website episode view more episodes. John lewis and cory booker season 1 episode 1 51m 2s henry louis gates, jr. Booker is introduced to his white greatgrandfather, a man he never knew, and lewis is moved to tears over the extraordinary ambitions and accomplishments of his. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series finding your roots. Although both men have devoted their lives to the betterment of africanamerican people, neither of. Finding your roots s01e02 john lewis and cory booker. Finding your roots, season 1, episode 2 cory bookerjohn lewis finding your roots by julia marchesi director julia marchesi producer. Gatess finding your roots is beginning its fourth season by vanessa. Booker is an american politician, former mayor of newark and the junior united states senator from new jersey. Corey booker and john lewis finding your roots sbs on demand. Each series featured 4 hour long episodes with the guests having their stories told throughout the entire series. Although i enjoy any television show that brings genealogy into the public eye, i think this series is much more fulfilling for the serious genealogist than nbcs who do you think you are.
In this 10part series, professor gates continues the quest he begun in african american lives 1 and 2 and faces of america delving into the genealogy and genetics of. Professor gates and his seeming legions of researchers come up with incredible documents. A member of the democratic party, booker is first africanamerican u. On the pbs program finding your roots a few weeks ago, henry lewis gates, jr. Featuring kevin bacon, cory booker, angela buchdal, geoffrey c. Cory booker ethnicity of celebs what nationality ancestry. Two africanamerican politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds, legendary civil rights leader john lewis, and democratic senator cory booker, learn about black and white slavery era ancestors they never knew about. It is a public broadcasting service pbs public television series hosted by professor henry louis gates the first season originally aired march 25 may 20, 2012 from 89 p. The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10part pbs series finding your roots with henry louis gates, jr.
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