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John Leguizamo’s Lineage is Traced Back 17 Generations

John Leguizamo’s Lineage is Traced Back 17 Generations

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Lena Waithe Discovers Her First Free, Post-Slavery Ancestor

Lena Waithe Discovers Her First Free, Post-Slavery Ancestor

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Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy

Lena Waithe Learns Grim Statistics on Slave Life Expectancy

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Lena Waithe Learns the Source of the Name “Waithe”

Lena Waithe Learns the Source of the Name “Waithe”

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John Leguizamo Learns About His 9th Great-Grandfather

John Leguizamo Learns About His 9th Great-Grandfather

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Leslie Odom, Jr. on How “Hamilton” Changed His Life

Leslie Odom, Jr. on How “Hamilton” Changed His Life

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Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner

Leslie Odom, Jr.'s 5th Great-Grandfather Was a Slaveowner

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Nathan Lane’s Grandfather Died in a Workhouse

Nathan Lane’s Grandfather Died in a Workhouse

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Joe Lane Becomes Nathan Lane

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Leslie Odom, Jr.: His Ancestors Were People, Not Possessions

Leslie Odom, Jr.: His Ancestors Were People, Not Possessions

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Leslie Odom, Jr.’s Great-Grandfather Comes to America

Leslie Odom, Jr.’s Great-Grandfather Comes to America

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Damon Lindelof Learns of the Horrific Fate of Relatives

Damon Lindelof Learns of the Horrific Fate of Relatives

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Finding Your Roots

A Family, Torn Apart by Slavery, Reunites

“This is a movie!” Terry Crews is relieved to hear that members of his family, torn apart during slavery when the children were sold off, eventually found their way back to each other again.
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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.
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Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.
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Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
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