Season 1 · Episode 7 Recent

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

Sun, Apr 29, 2012 · 54 min

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Brown University President Ruth Simmons have each climbed to the pinnacle of their profession, yet each started life as a second class citizen in the Jim Crow south. In this episode we will use DNA to investigate family mysteries: where do they come from in Africa, and who are the white men in their family trees?