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Finding Your Roots
Hardworking Grandmother
Norah O'Donnell discusses her grandmother's courage to move to the United States on her own at 12 years old.
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Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
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Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
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Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson
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David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their Jewish roots from Eastern Europe to the US.
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Joe Manganiello and Tony Gonzalez discover close relatives whose names they’ve never heard
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.
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Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover the stories of their immigrant ancestors
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Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash discover scandals hidden within their roots.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots.
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We explore Edward Norton and Julia Roberts' roots, revealing their hidden connections.
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Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.
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Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.