Skip to main content
Donate

Up Next

Education | Growing Up In New Orleans

Education | Growing Up In New Orleans

Video
1:54
Education | Slave Master Relationships

Education | Slave Master Relationships

Video
4:16
Education | Only in America

Education | Only in America

Video
2:42
Education | A Long Struggle

Education | A Long Struggle

Video
3:29
Education | A Willing Association

Education | A Willing Association

Video
6:18
Education | The Most Powerful Instrument

Education | The Most Powerful Instrument

Video
2:34
Education | Becoming More Negroidal

Education | Becoming More Negroidal

Video
6:21
Lou Walters Way

Lou Walters Way

Video
1:32
Both Sides of Slavery

Both Sides of Slavery

Video
1:41
Education | Searching for Barbara Walters Family's Name Pt 2

Education | Searching for Barbara Walters Family's Name Pt 2

Video
6:00
Education | Searching for Barbara Walters Family's Name Pt.1

Education | Searching for Barbara Walters Family's Name Pt.1

Video
4:58
Education | Before Canada: In Search of a Name

Education | Before Canada: In Search of a Name

Video
6:22
Back to Show
Finding Your Roots

A Fireman on the Southern Railroad

Cory Booker learns about his early 20th-century ancestors and the origin of the Booker family name.
Support Provided By
Mystery Men
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:15
Season 5 Episode 2
Mystery Men
Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.
Grandparents and Other Strangers
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:41
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
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:11
Season 4 Episode 9
Southern Roots
Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Relatives We Never Knew We Had
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:41
Season 4 Episode 8
Relatives We Never Knew We Had
Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Children of the Revolution
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:25
Season 4 Episode 7
Children of the Revolution
Carmelo Anthony, Ana Navarro and Lupita Nyong’o join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Black Like Me
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:41
Season 4 Episode 6
Black Like Me
Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Immigrant Nation
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:41
Season 4 Episode 5
Immigrant Nation
Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Vanguard
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:43
Season 4 Episode 4
The Vanguard
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay, and Janet Mock join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Puritans and Pioneers
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:46
Season 4 Episode 3
Puritans and Pioneers
Ted Danson, William H. Macy and Mary Steenburgen join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Unfamiliar Kin
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:45
Season 4 Episode 2
Unfamiliar Kin
Fred Armisen, Christopher Walken and Carly Simon join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Impression
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:44
Season 4 Episode 1
The Impression
Larry David and Bernie Sanders join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding Your Roots.
The Long Way Home
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:40
Season 3 Episode 9
The Long Way Home
Discover the family traditions of Julianna Margulies, Azar Nafisi and Lidia Bastianich.
Show more
Active loading indicator