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Finding Your Roots

Quakers in Early America

Kevin Bacon's Quaker ancestor immigrated from England to America for the chance to freely practice his religion. Arriving in the New World, the ancestor bought huge plots of land from the well-known Quaker leader William Penn.
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Season 6 Episode 14
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Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Lidia Bastianich discover surprising roots.
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Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Kehinde Wiley discover surprising rates.
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Téa Leoni and Joe Madison discover surprising roots.
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Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.
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Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien discover surprising roots.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.
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Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Questlove discover unexpected family histories.
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Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold E. Varmus learn their family histories.
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Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
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Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright discover unexpected family trees.
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Sterling K. Brown, Jon Batiste, and Shasheer Zamata learn their family histories.
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