Finding Your Roots

Country Roots

Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

Country Roots

52m 11s

Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

Previews + Extras

  • Country Roots Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Country Roots Preview

    S7 E6 - 34s

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

  • A Surprise in DNA: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Surprise in DNA

    S7 E6 - 1m 14s

    Clint Black learns that he is 1% Sub-Saharan African, equivalent to a fourth or fifth great grandparent of full Black African ancestry.

  • Johnny Cash was an Amateur Genealogist: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Johnny Cash was an Amateur Genealogist

    S7 E6 - 1m 12s

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns that Johnny Cash was an amateur genealogist, and as a result, Rosanne had a bit of knowledge about her ancestral background.

  • African American Ancestry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    African American Ancestry

    S7 E6 - 1m 27s

    Rosanne Cash learns she has African American ancestry on both sides of her family tree.

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