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On this episode, discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their modern-day descendants to continue shaping our culture.
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About Season 3: Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, continues exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of 28 of today’s most intriguing cultural trailblazers.
Credits: FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Season 3 is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C. in association with Ark Media.
