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Jesse Williams Discovers the Story of An Enslaved Ancestor

Jesse Williams Discovers the Story of An Enslaved Ancestor

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Sunny Hostin Explores Her Puerto Rican Roots

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Jesse Williams Learns About His Swedish Great Grandmother

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Sunny Hostin Learns About Her Grandmother's Missing Father

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Dionne Warwick Explores the Roots of Her Singing Grandfather

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Dionne Warwick Reflects on the Ugly Legacy Slavery

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Danielle Brooks Learns the Dollar Value of Her Ancestors

Danielle Brooks Learns the Dollar Value of Her Ancestors

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Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather

Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather

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Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents

Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents

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Anthony Ramos' Ancestor was Enslaved by Conquistadors

Anthony Ramos' Ancestor was Enslaved by Conquistadors

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Tracy Morgan Discovers a Pre-Civil War Freed Ancestor

Tracy Morgan Discovers a Pre-Civil War Freed Ancestor

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Lena Dunham Uncovers Her Ancestor's Complex Legacy

Lena Dunham Uncovers Her Ancestor's Complex Legacy

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Finding Your Roots

Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty

Bob learns that his fifth great-grandfather, Friedrich Karl, didn't list his mother, Marie Catherine Bein, on his marriage record. Further research reveals that Marie had a relationship with the Duke of Plune and had several children with him, including Bob's ancestor. This surprising revelation leads to Bob discovering that he is descended from royalty, making his sixth great-grandfather a Duke.
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Season 5 Episode 2
Mystery Men
Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.
Grandparents and Other Strangers
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Season 5 Episode 1
Grandparents and Other Strangers
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries.
Southern Roots
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Season 4 Episode 9
Southern Roots
Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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Children of the Revolution
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Children of the Revolution
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Black Like Me
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Black Like Me
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Immigrant Nation
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Immigrant Nation
Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay, and Janet Mock join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Puritans and Pioneers
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Unfamiliar Kin
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Unfamiliar Kin
Fred Armisen, Christopher Walken and Carly Simon join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Impression
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Larry David and Bernie Sanders join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding Your Roots.
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Season 3 Episode 9
The Long Way Home
Discover the family traditions of Julianna Margulies, Azar Nafisi and Lidia Bastianich.
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