Episode
The Daily Show: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Overview
Libya uses Donald Trump's tweets to discredit a CNN report, Hasan Minhaj examines the White House's Islamophobia, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., discusses "Finding Your Roots."
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 28
- Air date
- 2017-11-30
Episode context
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is Episode 28 in Season 23 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2017-11-30.
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