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# And Still I Rise
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/and-still-i-rise/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-17T18:01:58.000Z
- Description: Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 9, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_7fbf461b-78e3-49dc-97ff-091e39f93d64, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA and long-lost records to redefine notions of the black experience—and challenge preconceptions of America’s past.