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The Jealous Family Freedom Papers

The Jealous Family Freedom Papers

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Khandi Alexander's Family Tragedy

Khandi Alexander's Family Tragedy

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Aarón Sánchez's Revolutionary Roots

Aarón Sánchez's Revolutionary Roots

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Ming Tsai's Ancestral Homeland

Ming Tsai's Ancestral Homeland

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Tom Colicchio's Ideal Family Dinner

Tom Colicchio's Ideal Family Dinner

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Nas' Enslaved Roots: "A Receipt for a Human Being"

Nas' Enslaved Roots: "A Receipt for a Human Being"

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Valerie Jarrett's Groundbreaking Great-Grandfather

Valerie Jarrett's Groundbreaking Great-Grandfather

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Angela Bassett's Emancipated Ancestors

Angela Bassett's Emancipated Ancestors

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Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots

Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots

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Alan Dershowitz's Lifesaving Family Synagogue

Alan Dershowitz's Lifesaving Family Synagogue

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Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story

Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story

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The Key to Sting's Ancestral Journey

The Key to Sting's Ancestral Journey

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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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Coming to America
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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
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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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