Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Write My Name in the Book of Life (Season 7, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Write My Name in the Book of Life (Season 7, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Award-winning music star Pharrell Williams and Hollywood film director and actress Kasi Lemmons learn about their ancestors who suffered during slavery as well as those who had to live with its consequences after it was finally abolished.

Director

Krista Whetstone

Producer

Natalia Warchol

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Updated Feb 16, 2021

Release date

Feb 16, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Kevin Bacon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Footloose (1984)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Kasi Lemmons Self Self See fewer	Harriet (I) (2019)
CeCe Moore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Invisible Man (2000)
Pharrell Williams Self Self See fewer	Hidden Figures (2016)