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The Road We Took.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Finding Your Roots ; Season 12, Episode 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minhaj, Hasan,.
- Caplan, Elizabeth Anne,.
- Twenty-First Century (2001-).
- Genealogy.
- Comedians.
- Actors.
- History.
- Biographies.
- Poland.
- India.
- Local Subjects:
- Minhaj, Hasan,.
- Caplan, Elizabeth Anne,.
- Twenty-First Century (2001-).
- Genealogy.
- Comedians.
- Actors.
- History.
- Biographies.
- Poland.
- India.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2026.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Lizzy Caplan and comedian Hasan Minhaj, uncovering ancestors who made brave decisions that forever reshaped their family trees. Moving from shtetls in Eastern Europe to farmlands in northern India to the shores of the United States, Gates introduces his guests to the women and men who overcame enormous hardships to find a better future.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2026).
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