Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In Search of Freedom (Season 3, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

In Search of Freedom (Season 3, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

How ancestors of comedienne Maya Rudolph, TV producer Shonda Rhimes and comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom, and how each of these cultural trailblazers gain a new understanding of how they fit into this proud trajectory.

Director

Muriel Soenens

Writer

Henry Louis Gates Jr. (as Henry Louis Gates)

Producers

John Maggio | Hannah Olson | Muriel Soenens | Sabin Streeter | Jesse Sweet

Composer

Michael Bacon (composed by)

Cinematographers

Stephen McCarthy | Sam Russell (as Samuel Z. Russell)

Editor

Jamie Unruh

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Updated Jan 19, 2016

Release date

Jan 19, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
4 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Shonda Rhimes Self Self See fewer	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Maya Rudolph Self Self See fewer	Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
Keenen Ivory Wayans Self Self See fewer	White Chicks (2004)