Comments on: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

By: Ralph Metcalfe Jr.

Ralph Metcalfe Jr. — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:54:41 +0000

Dear Professor Gates,

At age 90, Herbert P. Douglas Jr. is the oldest living black American Olympian (Bronze medal in the long jump, 1948 London Olympics). I have contact information for him. Gabby Douglas is the youngest black Olympian. It would be interesting to find out if the two Douglases are related.

Very truly yours,

Ralph Metcalfe Jr.

By: Dennis Dawkins

Dennis Dawkins — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:27:12 +0000

Have 1857 king james Bible/family names start at 1779-1940s,black foiks,love for your input,after that show that the road am taken,7047345508,hisfacedd@yahoo.com

By: reggie jacobs

reggie jacobs — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:09:35 +0000

I saw and liked Findingyourroots but once again Dr.Gates didnt go over the limitations of the dna tests.He used 23andme again like in Facesofamerica.23andme is a great company but what theyre great in is health,not ancestry.They have inadequate population sampling and give Africanamericans(and Africans from Africa) Asian percentages,usually 3%or4%or 6%or7%,and were supposed to believe that its Native American when in reality its neither NativeAmerican or Asian but miscalculated African.I respect 23andme as ahealth company but their ancestry is not much better than the old Ancestrybydna 2.5 test(though you can send 23andme results to Dr,Doug Mcdonald) .Dr.Gates should use the Populationfinder from Familytreedna or myDNAmix from Africanancestry next time.

By: Patti C.

Patti C. — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:34:20 +0000

Love this show – Dr. Gates is amazing!

By: Helga

Helga — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:01:53 +0000

Please make this show a daily event. Give us more more more! It’s awesome.