Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Roots in Politics (Season 5, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Roots in Politics (Season 5, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Republican politicians Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio and Democratic politician Tulsi Gabbard learn surprising facts about their ancestors including how their own choice of career may have been unwittingly inspired by them.

Director

Hazel Gurland

Producer

Prisca Pointdujour

Editor

Jenna Bliss

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 12, 2019

Release date

Feb 12, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 nominations

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Paul Ryan Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	Dateline Originals (2023)
Marco Rubio Self - Guest (as Sen. Marco Rubio) Self - Guest (as Sen. Marco Rubio) See fewer	The Age of Disclosure (2025)
Tulsi Gabbard Self - Guest (as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) Self - Guest (as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) See fewer	This Is Tulsi Gabbard (2021)