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Finding your roots. Season 8, episode 2, Activists roots / a production by McGee Media, Inkwell Media & Kunhardt Films ; director, Sabin Streeter ; producers, Natalia Warchol, Matthew Cesario.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hill, Anita--Family.
- Hill, Anita.
- African American women lawyers--Genealogy.
- African American women lawyers.
- African American women political activists--Genealogy.
- African American women political activists.
- Families--History.
- Families.
- United States--Genealogy.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Biographical television programs.
- Television series.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, introducing two women who've made profound sacrifices for social justice to the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. Using DNA and the historical record, Gates rediscovers lost heroes, telling stories of African Americans who fought for their rights against enormous odds.
- Participant:
- Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr ; Featuring: Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Anita Hill.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 07, 2022).
- "With Henry Louis Gates, Jr."
- OCLC:
- 1309919222
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5209138/marc
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