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Finding Your Roots
Family Fortune
John Waters discovers his great-great-grandmother sued his great-grandmother for their fortune.
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Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
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Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright discover unexpected family trees.
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Sterling K. Brown, Jon Batiste, and Shasheer Zamata learn their family histories.
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Dr. Gates helps Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet answer family mysteries.
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Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, and Isabella Rosselini learn their family histories.
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Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the stories of Ty Burrell and Joe Madison.
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Marina Abramović, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Kehinde Wiley learn their family histories.
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Dr. Gates explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny.
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Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.
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The family histories of politicians Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan.
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Dr Gates traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan.