Finding your roots.

Finding your roots. Season 10, episode 1, Born to sing /

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of singers Alanis Morissette and Ciara -- using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to trace lineages that run from shtetls in Eastern Europe to Jazz Age Harlem. Along the way, Alanis and Ciara reimagine their families and meet the people who laid t...

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Other Authors: Streeter, Sabin (Director), Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (Screenwriter), Ciara, 1985- (on-screen participant.), Morissette, Alanis (on-screen participant.), Cesario, Matthew (Producer), Burke, Kevin M. (Producer), Warchol, Natalia (Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2024.
Subjects:
Morissette, Alanis > Family.
Ciara, > 1985- > Family.
Singers > United States > Genealogy.
Women singers > United States > Genealogy.
Musicians > United States > Genealogy.
Women musicians > United States > Genealogy.
Families > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
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Summary:Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of singers Alanis Morissette and Ciara -- using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to trace lineages that run from shtetls in Eastern Europe to Jazz Age Harlem. Along the way, Alanis and Ciara reimagine their families and meet the people who laid the groundwork for their success--including one ancestor who was at the center of a song.
Item Description:"With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.".
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:17

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