Finding Your Roots
Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history.
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S3 E3: In Search of Freedom Preview: Keenen Ivory WayansKeenen Ivory Wayans explores his family history in Finding Your Roots: Season ... -
S2 E10: Decoding Our Past Through DNA PromoDeval Patrick is the first African American Governor of Massachusetts, and ... -
S2 E10: Jessica Alba's Mexican RootsJessica Alba, a Mexican-American with roots in California, learns more about the ... -
S2 E9: Ancient Roots PromoAncient Roots traces the family history of three quintessential voices in ... -
S1 E10: Education | The Last ConquistadorAdrian Grenier learns his maternal eleventh great-grandfather was one of the ... -
S1 E10: Education | The Pueblo RevoltLinda Chavez discovers how her family was involved in the Pueblo Revolt in New ... -
S1 E9: Education | The Story of Peyton PollyA look at how John Legend’s ancestor, Peyton Polly, attained his freedom. -
S1 E9: Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850sA look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s and how a marriage ... -
S1 E9: Education | The Story of Peyton Polly’s ChildrenThe story of the kidnapping of Peyton Polly’s children’s and their journey ... -
S1 E9: Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free AncestorsA look at how Wanda’s black ancestors became free in the 1600s. -
S1 E8: Education | The Partition of IndiaThe history of the India/Pakistan partition is told through the story of Dr. ... -
S1 E8: Education | A Hurried EscapeMargaret Cho learns the reasons for her father’s family’s hurried escape ... -
S1 E7: Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in WV and TNA look at life under Jim Crow in Piedmont, WV during Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s ... -
S1 E7: Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in Grapeland, TexasA look at life under Jim Crow in Grapeland, Texas during Ruth Simmons’ ... -
S1 E7: Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in Birmingham, AlabamaA look at life under Jim Crow in Birmingham, Alabama during Condoleezza Rice’s ... -
S1 E6: Education | Noble BloodAn exploration of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s noble lineage dating back to King Henry ... -
S1 E6: Education | Founding MothersProfessor Gates uses DNA testing to trace Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maternal lineage ... -
S1 E6: Education | As American as it GetsAn exploration of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s connection to some of the earliest and ... -
S1 E6: Faith and RebellionThe story of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s third great grandfather’s central role in ... -
S1 E6: Education | A Long JourneyThe story of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maternal ancestry dating back to her Jewish ... -
S1 E5: Education | Seeking Religious Freedom: From England to MAA look at Pastor Rick Warren’s Puritan ancestor’s migration to America.