Finding Your Roots

Season 7, Episode 5: Write My Name in the Book of Life

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Guests: Pharrell Williams and Kasi Lemmons. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extraordinarily rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.

All Episodes - Season 7

To the Manor Born
Episode 1
To the Manor Born
 The Mole Agent
Episode 2
The Mole Agent
 No Irish Need Apply
Episode 3
No Irish Need Apply
 The Shirts on Their Backs
Episode 4
The Shirts on Their Backs
 Write My Name in the Book of Life
Episode 5
Write My Name in the Book of Life
 Country Roots
Episode 6
Country Roots
 The New World
Episode 7
The New World
 Anchored to the Past
Episode 8
Anchored to the Past
 On Broadway
Episode 9
On Broadway
 Laughing on the Inside
Episode 10
Laughing on the Inside
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