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Melissa's Great-Grandfather

Melissa's Great-Grandfather

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Family Work Ethic

Family Work Ethic

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A Great-Great-Grandfather's Scandal

A Great-Great-Grandfather's Scandal

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Keeping Family Close

Keeping Family Close

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Eric’s Kansas Roots

Eric’s Kansas Roots

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The Name Stonestreet

The Name Stonestreet

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Sterling K. Brown Recalls Last Moment He Saw His Dad Alive

Sterling K. Brown Recalls Last Moment He Saw His Dad Alive

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Jon Batiste Ancestor Seen As "Property"

Jon Batiste Ancestor Seen As "Property"

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Jon Batiste's Grandmother Moves to Oregon

Jon Batiste's Grandmother Moves to Oregon

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Jon Batiste’s Ancestor Signs Name With “X”

Jon Batiste’s Ancestor Signs Name With “X”

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Sterling K. Brown Learns About His Grandmother's Death

Sterling K. Brown Learns About His Grandmother's Death

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Sterling K. Brown Discovers Rare Roots

Sterling K. Brown Discovers Rare Roots

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Finding Your Roots

Mia's Grandparents

Henry Lewis Gates Jr. reveals Mia's grandmother being institutionalized, and how her grandfather was seen as a villain for admitting her.
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Season 5 Episode 2
Mystery Men
Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.
Grandparents and Other Strangers
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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
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Season 4 Episode 9
Southern Roots
Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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Season 4 Episode 8
Relatives We Never Knew We Had
Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Children of the Revolution
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Season 4 Episode 7
Children of the Revolution
Carmelo Anthony, Ana Navarro and Lupita Nyong’o join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Black Like Me
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Season 4 Episode 6
Black Like Me
Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Immigrant Nation
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Season 4 Episode 5
Immigrant Nation
Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Vanguard
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Season 4 Episode 4
The Vanguard
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay, and Janet Mock join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Puritans and Pioneers
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Season 4 Episode 3
Puritans and Pioneers
Ted Danson, William H. Macy and Mary Steenburgen join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Unfamiliar Kin
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Season 4 Episode 2
Unfamiliar Kin
Fred Armisen, Christopher Walken and Carly Simon join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Impression
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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
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Season 3 Episode 9
The Long Way Home
Discover the family traditions of Julianna Margulies, Azar Nafisi and Lidia Bastianich.
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