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Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

60 min

John Lewis and Cory Booker

60 min

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Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

60 min

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon

60 min

Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi

60 min

Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal

60 min

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

60 min

Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta

60 min

John Legend and Wanda Sykes

60 min

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Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez

60 min

Finding Your Roots

TV Series

20121h6.5

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Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Apr 1, 2012

What's in a name? Well, a lot, at least when it comes to piecing together your 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 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, we unearth 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 of them had been unable to access their history... until now.

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Finding Your Roots

TV Series

20121h6.5

Documentary

Now playing

Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Apr 1, 2012

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