Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 1, Episode 3, Barbara Walters / Geoffrey Canada /
What's in a name? Well, a lot, at least when it comes to piecing together family history. For former slaves, choosing a last name was one of their first acts of freedom. For Jewish immigrants, it was a way to fit in in their new country. Whatever the reason for a name change, it can make the pr...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Arlington, VA :
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),
2012.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | What's in a name? Well, a lot, at least when it comes to piecing together family history. For former slaves, choosing a last name was one of their first acts of freedom. For Jewish immigrants, it was a way to fit in in their new country. Whatever the reason for a name change, it can make the process of learning about one's ancestors difficult, if not impossible. In this episode, Gates unearths missing links in the family histories of media legend Barbara Walters and educational superstar Geoffrey Canada. Walters did not know her father's real last name. Canada did not know the name of his grandfather. Both had been unable to access their history '¦ until now. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed August 13, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (57 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:56:16 |