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Finding Your Roots Episode 1.03 Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada
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Finding Your Roots Episode 1.03 Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

Episode Premiere
April 1, 2012
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Kunhardt McGee Productions
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/
Episode Premiere
April 1, 2012
Genre
Documentary
Period
2012 -
Production Co
Kunhardt McGee Productions
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/
Main Cast
  • Henry Louis Gates
  • Jr.
Additional Cast
  • Geoffrey Canada
  • Barbara Walters

What's in a name? Well, a lot, at least when it comes to piecing together your family history. For former slaves, choosing a last name was one of their first acts of freedom. For Jewish immigrants, it was a way to fit in their new country. Whatever the reason for a name change, it can make the process of learning about one's ancestors difficult, if not impossible. In this episode, we unearth missing links in the family histories of media legend Barbara Walters and educational superstar Geoffrey Canada. Walters did not know her father's real last name. Canada did not know the name of his grandfather. Both of them had been unable to access their history... until now.