Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own
by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-23
ISBN: 0307382389
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Crown
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Summary: 5 Stars
Don't let the size of this book fool you, it is a tremendous book that has needed to be written for a long time. There are many guides and tools for researching roots, but this one, highly specialized to pre and post slavery sources is exceptional.
Why is it exceptional? 1) It documents a search. 2) It provides inspritation. In demonstrating a typical search (while Oprah is not typical, the search for her roots is) it shows the dynamics of the oral history, specific written records and the larger regional histories. It discusses the uses and limits of DNA.
The photos and documents are excellent. I like the way the full document is shown with the pertinant info blown up.
Everything Oprah does increases my respect for her. This search could have turned up reprobates and losers, but she didn't know that from the start. She approved potential embarrassment on an international level so that people could have this model... this encouragement.
I cried when I saw Oprah's South African school on TV. I almost did, like she did, when I saw the record of her ancestor's actual ownership.
Summary of Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own
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.
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