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Unrated, 4 hr.

Documentary, Special Interest

On DVD: Mar 6, 2006

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Narrated by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this four-part PBS series follows the extraordinary efforts of nine famous blacks to find their roots, including Whoopi Goldberg who learns that she's not really Jewish.

February 2, 2007 Full Review Source: EURWeb

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Kam Williams

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Alternatively emotional and informative, an overdue return-to-roots saga made possible through an unprecedented combination of DNA, genealogy and oral tradition.

January 29, 2007 Full Review Source: AALBC.com

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