Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Pioneers (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Pioneers (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Discover how comedian Neil Patrick Harris, feminist icon Gloria Steinem and author Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their modern day descendants to continue shaping our culture.

Director

Josh Gleason

Writer

Henry Louis Gates Jr. (as Henry Louis Gates)

Producers

Josh Gleason | John Maggio | Hannah Olson | Sabin Streeter

Composer

Michael Bacon

Cinematographers

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

Editors

Ed Barteski | Jamie Unruh

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 23, 2016

Release date

Feb 23, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
David Burtka Self Self See fewer	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Sandra Cisneros Self Self See fewer	The House on Mango Street
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host (as Henry Lewis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Lewis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Neil Patrick Harris Self Self See fewer	How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Gloria Steinem Self Self See fewer	The First Wives Club (1996)