Finding Your Roots
Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings
Anita Hill says she was always optimistic about her future because of her mother’s spirit.
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Finding Your Roots
Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings
Clip: Season 8 Episode 2 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Anita Hill says she was always optimistic about her future because of her mother’s spirit.
Despite growing up as the youngest of 13 siblings in a home without indoor plumbing or running water, Anita Hill says she was always optimistic about her future because of her mother’s spirit.
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Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings
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Despite growing up as the youngest of 13 siblings in a home without indoor plumbing or running water, Anita Hill says she was always optimistic about her future because of her mother’s spirit.
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Dr. Gates explores the ancestral roots of Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill. (32s)
Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities
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Anita Hill meets her great-great grandparents who were listed in the 1870 census. (1m 22s)
Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”
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A rare census finding leads to the revelation of Anita Hill's great-great-grandfather. (1m 13s)
Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham learns the identity of her great-grandparents. (55s)
Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham says she yearns to learn the identity of her grandfather. (1m 16s)
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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...