A Seat at the Table
Is Race a Social Construct?
Season 1 Episode 109 | 25m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
The hosts find their family origins through ancestral DNA tests.
Mitochondrial Eve is the mother of all humankind. And DNA traces her back to Africa. So if we all come from the same place, where did the idea of race come from and why is it so important in today’s society? The hosts also reveal the results of their ancestral DNA tests. Tune in for the joys, surprises, and upsets as the ladies find out what their DNA says about their family origins.
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A Seat at the Table is a local public television program presented by GPB
A Seat at the Table
Is Race a Social Construct?
Season 1 Episode 109 | 25m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Mitochondrial Eve is the mother of all humankind. And DNA traces her back to Africa. So if we all come from the same place, where did the idea of race come from and why is it so important in today’s society? The hosts also reveal the results of their ancestral DNA tests. Tune in for the joys, surprises, and upsets as the ladies find out what their DNA says about their family origins.
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