Finding Your Roots

John Lewis and Cory Booker

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the ancestry pasts of two remarkable politicians, John Lewis and Cory Booker.

The Rattlesnake

1m 37s

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells Harry Connick, Jr. about his previously unknown fifth great grandfather, an infamous 18th-century American privateer who owned a ship known as The Rattlesnake.

Previews + Extras

  • Musical Royalty: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Musical Royalty

    S1 E1 - 1m 27s

    Is musical talent tied to genetics? Branford Marsalis discusses his relative, Wellman Braud, a pioneering jazz bassist who played with jazz greats like Duke Ellington, and was one of the first musicians to employ the walking bassline.

  • Education | Becoming More Negroidal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Education | Becoming More Negroidal

    S1 E1 - 6m 21s

    An introduction to the rich musical culture of New Orleans and the impact it had on Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr., growing up there as young musicians.

  • Education | A Willing Association: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Education | A Willing Association

    S1 E1 - 6m 18s

    An introduction to the rich musical culture of New Orleans and the impact it had on Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr., growing up there as young musicians.

  • Education | The Most Powerful Instrument: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Education | The Most Powerful Instrument

    S1 E1 - 2m 34s

    An introduction to the life and times of John Lewis-a leader of the African American civil rights movement in the 1960s who now maintains its legacy as a member of Congress.

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