Finding your roots. Season 9, episode 9, Anchormen /

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them. Exploring archives across Europe, America and the Caribbean, Gates takes his guests from cotton plantations in Arkansas to rural villages in Cuba, meeting runaway slaves and...

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Other Authors:	Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (Screenwriter), Streeter, Sabin (Director), Warchol, Natalia (Producer), Acosta, Jim (on-screen participant.), Jones, Van, 1968- (on-screen participant.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Acosta, Jim > Family. Jones, Van, > 1968- > Family. Jones, Van, > 1968- Families > History. Journalists > United States > Genealogy. Television journalists > United States > Genealogy. Civil rights workers > United States > Genealogy. United States > Emigration and immigration > History. Familles > Histoire. Journalistes > États-Unis > Généalogies. États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire. Journalistes de télévision > États-Unis > Généalogies. Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Généalogies. Civil rights workers Emigration and immigration Families Journalists Television journalists United States Biographical television programs Documentary television programs Genealogy History Television series Documentary television programs. Biographical television programs. Television series. Documentaires télévisés. Biographies télévisées. Séries télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them. Exploring archives across Europe, America and the Caribbean, Gates takes his guests from cotton plantations in Arkansas to rural villages in Cuba, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that, one day, their descendants might thrive.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed April 13, 2023). "With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.".
Physical Description:	1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:52:17