Finding Your Roots S1E7 — Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

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Finding Your Roots•Season 1•Episode 7

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

8.0/10 · 51 votesApr 29, 201260 min

Ranked #2 of 10 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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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:

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Seasons13

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Season 1 Episodes10

E1 8.0

Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

E2 7.9

John Lewis and Cory Booker

E3 7.9

Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

E4 7.9

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon

E5 6.9

Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi

E6 7.9

Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal

E7 8.0Now viewing

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

E8 8.0

Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta

E9 7.8

John Legend and Wanda Sykes

E10 7.7

Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez

Cast1

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons" is episode 7 of Finding Your Roots season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 51 votes, ranking #2 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on April 29, 2012.

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