Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding Your Roots, Mentoring Jodie Foster and His Simpsons Cameo

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. chats about getting Jodie Foster an interview with Toni Morrison for her thesis and helping celebrities learn about their ancestry on the PBS series Finding Your Roots.

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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding Your Roots, Mentoring Jodie Foster and His Simpsons Cameo
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