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Finding Your RootsWrite My Name in the Book of Life

Extras

Video thumbnail: Finding Your Roots Experiencing Slavery So Intimately

Finding Your Roots

Experiencing Slavery So Intimately

Pharrell Williams opens up about the impact of learning about his family tree.

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 45s

Experiencing Slavery So Intimately

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 45s

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Finding Your Roots

Direct African Descendants

Kasi Lemmons learns the story behind her family's last name.

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 2m 9s

Direct African Descendants

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 2m 9s

Video thumbnail: Finding Your Roots Dark Origins of A Surname

Finding Your Roots

Dark Origins of A Surname

Pharrell Williams learns of the dark history behind his surname.

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 1m 1s

Dark Origins of A Surname

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 1m 1s

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Finding Your Roots

What Art Is About

Kasi Lemmons opens up about her reasoning behind her chosen projects.

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 56s

What Art Is About

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 56s

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Finding Your Roots

Write My Name in the Book of Life Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons.

Preview: S7 Ep5 | 34s

Write My Name in the Book of Life Preview

Preview: S7 Ep5 | 34s

Video thumbnail: Finding Your Roots The Impact of "Happy"

Finding Your Roots

The Impact of "Happy"

Pharrell Williams discusses the power behind his popular song, “Happy.”

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 47s

The Impact of "Happy"

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 47s

Video thumbnail: Finding Your Roots DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

Finding Your Roots

DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

Kasi Lemmons learns that she is DNA cousins with Kevin Bacon.

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 59s

DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

Clip: S7 Ep5 | 59s

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