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Levar Burton's Emotional Connection to His Ancestors

Levar Burton's Emotional Connection to His Ancestors

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Levar Burton Reflects Proudly on "Reading Rainbow"

Levar Burton Reflects Proudly on "Reading Rainbow"

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Wes Studi's Discovers His Connection to the Trail of Tears

Wes Studi's Discovers His Connection to the Trail of Tears

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How Wes Studi Got Into Theater

How Wes Studi Got Into Theater

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As a Boy, Ed O'Neill Acted Out Movie Scenes for Friends

As a Boy, Ed O'Neill Acted Out Movie Scenes for Friends

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Sammy Hagar Discovers His True Biological Surname

Sammy Hagar Discovers His True Biological Surname

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Sammy Hagar Tears Up Over His Mother's Hard Life

Sammy Hagar Tears Up Over His Mother's Hard Life

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Ed O'Neill Learns About His Immigrant Ancestor's Harsh Start

Ed O'Neill Learns About His Immigrant Ancestor's Harsh Start

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Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty

Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty

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Iliza Schlesinger's Comedic DNA Cousin is Revealed

Iliza Schlesinger's Comedic DNA Cousin is Revealed

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Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Connection to the Holocaust

Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Connection to the Holocaust

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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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Finding Your Roots

Brendan Fraser's Ancestor Attempted Murder!

Brendan Fraser discovers his great-great grandfather was fired for striking, and responded by shooting at the man who replaced him in the job! It appears that no criminal case was ever brought against the man, an Irish immigrant making his way in the turbulent Pennsylvania coal mines.
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Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries.
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Season 4 Episode 9
Southern Roots
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Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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Black Like Me
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Immigrant Nation
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Unfamiliar Kin
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Discover the family traditions of Julianna Margulies, Azar Nafisi and Lidia Bastianich.
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