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Finding Your Roots

From Butterflies to Beetles

Maggie Gyllenhaal learns about the genesis of the Gyllenhaal name and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. corrects a long-standing story in Maggie Gyllenhaal's family about an ancestor who supposedly collected butterflies.
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Season 6 Episode 16
Coming to America
Nancy Pelosi, Norah O’Donnell, and Zac Posen discover surprising roots.
Breaking Silences
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Season 6 Episode 15
Breaking Silences
Gayle King, Jordan Peele, and Issa Rae discover surprising roots.
Flight
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Season 6 Episode 14
Flight
Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Lidia Bastianich discover surprising roots.
War Stories
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Season 6 Episode 13
War Stories
Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Kehinde Wiley discover surprising rates.
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Season 6 Episode 12
DNA Mysteries
Téa Leoni and Joe Madison discover surprising roots.
Fashion's Roots
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Season 6 Episode 11
Fashion's Roots
Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.
Criminal Kind
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Season 6 Episode 10
Criminal Kind
Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien discover surprising roots.
Italian Roots
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Season 6 Episode 9
Italian Roots
Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.
Slave Trade
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Season 6 Episode 8
Slave Trade
Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Questlove discover unexpected family histories.
Science Pioneers
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Season 6 Episode 7
Science Pioneers
Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold E. Varmus learn their family histories.
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Season 6 Episode 6
Secrets & Lies
Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
Beyond the Pale
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Season 6 Episode 5
Beyond the Pale
Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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