Finding Oprah's Roots

Finding Your Own

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Crown Publications
02 April 2007

Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours

For the many who are curious about the family background of America's most powerful--and beloved--female celebrity, Oprah Winfrey...viewers of PBS's ""African American Lives"" and the forthcoming ""Finding Oprah's Roots"" (Feb. 07)...and especially, the millions of African Americans who want to recover their past by identifying their ancestors and the legacy they bequeathed.

Finding Oprah's Roots will not only endow readers with a new appreciation for the

key contributions made by history's unsung but also equip them with the tools to

connect to pivotal figures in their own past.

A roadmap through the intricacies

of public documents and online databases, the book also highlights genetic testing

resources that can make it possible to know one's distant tribal roots in Africa.

For Oprah, the path back to the past was emotion-filled and profoundly illuminating,

connecting the narrative of her family to the larger American narrative and ""anchoring""

her in a way not previously possible.

For the reader, Finding Oprah's Roots offers

the possibility of an equally rewarding experience.

By: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Imprint: Crown Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780307382382
ISBN 10: 0307382389
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 02 April 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., is the Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research and holder of the distinguished title of the Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. University Professor at Harvard University. As well as being the author of several award-winning works of literary criticism, he penned the memoir Colored People; The Future of the Race, co-authored with Cornel West; and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man.