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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of basketball stars Brittney Griner and Chris Paul.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Lizzy Caplan and comedian Hasan Minhaj.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the Caribbean heritage of Liza Colón-Zayas and Delroy Lindo.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers America Ferrera & Darren Criss’ immigrant ancestors.
Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.
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Liza discovers her maternal great-great grandmother's experience as an enslaved person.
Delroy Lindo dives deeper into his mother's ancestry.
Sanaa learns about her paternal grandfather's roots and struggles.
Wiz learns about his ancestor's courageous decision to register to vote.
Finding Your Roots returns, telling stories that illuminate America’s fundamental diversity.
Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Skip discusses Jane Gates, his oldest known ancestor up until now.
Sheryl's third great grandparents, a mixed race couple, got married in 1837.
Lonnie learns about his grandfather who served on a school committee for mainly Black students.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.
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