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What Art Is About

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DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

DNA Cousins with Kevin Bacon

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Dark Origins of A Surname

Dark Origins of A Surname

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Experiencing Slavery So Intimately

Experiencing Slavery So Intimately

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Kasi Lemmons Is Moved to Learn About Her African Ancestors

Kasi Lemmons Is Moved to Learn About Her African Ancestors

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How Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” Impacted His Outlook on Music

How Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” Impacted His Outlook on Music

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DNA cousins with Angela Bassett

DNA cousins with Angela Bassett

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Clint Black Learns the Truth About His Great-Grandfather

Clint Black Learns the Truth About His Great-Grandfather

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Johnny Cash was an Amateur Genealogist

Johnny Cash was an Amateur Genealogist

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African American Ancestry

African American Ancestry

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A Surprise in DNA

A Surprise in DNA

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Revolutionary War Hero

Revolutionary War Hero

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Finding Your Roots

Christopher Meloni’s Journey to Find a Hollywood Agent

Christopher Meloni talks about how he had a lot to learn about acting when he first entered the industry.
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This Land Is My Land
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Season 6 Episode 4
This Land Is My Land
Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright discover unexpected family trees.
Homecomings
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Season 6 Episode 3
Homecomings
Sterling K. Brown, Jon Batiste, and Shasheer Zamata learn their family histories.
Off the Farm
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Season 6 Episode 2
Off the Farm
Dr. Gates helps Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet answer family mysteries.
Hollywood Royalty
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Season 6 Episode 1
Hollywood Royalty
Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, and Isabella Rosselini learn their family histories.
All in the Family
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Season 5 Episode 10
All in the Family
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the stories of Ty Burrell and Joe Madison.
The Eye of the Beholder
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Season 5 Episode 9
The Eye of the Beholder
Marina Abramović, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Kehinde Wiley learn their family histories.
Hard Times
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Season 5 Episode 8
Hard Times
Dr. Gates explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny.
No Laughing Matter
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Season 5 Episode 7
No Laughing Matter
Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.
Roots in Politics
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Season 5 Episode 6
Roots in Politics
The family histories of politicians Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan.
Freedom Tales
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Season 5 Episode 5
Freedom Tales
Dr Gates traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan.
Dreaming of a New Land
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Season 5 Episode 4
Dreaming of a New Land
Dr. Gates reveals the family history of Kal Penn, Sheryl Sandberg and Marisa Tomei.
Reporting on the Reporters
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Season 5 Episode 3
Reporting on the Reporters
Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling learn their family histories.
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