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Finding Your Roots

Glenn Close’s Relative Was Disowned by the Quakers

Henry Louis Gates Jr. informs Glenn Close that the Quakers disowned her ancestor in 1843.

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Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.
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Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
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Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths.
Fighters
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Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.
Mexican Roots
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Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
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