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Finding Your Roots

Ken Burns' Revolutionary War Shocker

Documentary filmmaker and patriotic American Ken Burns discovers an incredibly surprising fact about his Revolutionary War-era ancestors -- they were loyalists, devoted to the Union Jack!

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Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.
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Retracing the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza.
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The family history of Brittany Packnett Cunningham & Anita Hill.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Roy Wood, Jr. and Lewis Black.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the family histories of Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin.
Anchored to the Past
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages of Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon.
The New World
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa.
Country Roots
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the diverse backgrounds of Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.
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