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Téa Leoni Learns More About An Unknown Grandmother

Téa Leoni Learns More About An Unknown Grandmother

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Téa Leoni Discovers Her Biological Grandmother

Téa Leoni Discovers Her Biological Grandmother

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A Mystery in the Family Tree

A Mystery in the Family Tree

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Bill Hader's Sixth Great-Grandfather

Bill Hader's Sixth Great-Grandfather

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Military Child

Military Child

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Union Soldier

Union Soldier

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Lupita Nyong’o Has DNA from the Oldest Maternal Haplogroup

Lupita Nyong’o Has DNA from the Oldest Maternal Haplogroup

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Scarlett Johansson Remembers Her Family Pre-Holocaust

Scarlett Johansson Remembers Her Family Pre-Holocaust

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Journey To America

Journey To America

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Wasrsaw Unexpected

Wasrsaw Unexpected

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Father Missing

Father Missing

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Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye

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Finding Your Roots

RuPaul Discovers His Great-Grandparents' Marriage Record

RuPaul discovers his great-grandparents' marriage record from 1870. He then connects the experience to similar oppressions he and his distant ancestors faced when marrying the person they loved.
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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
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Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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Children of the Revolution
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Black Like Me
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Black Like Me
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Immigrant Nation
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Season 4 Episode 5
Immigrant Nation
Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Season 4 Episode 4
The Vanguard
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay, and Janet Mock join Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Unfamiliar Kin
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Unfamiliar Kin
Fred Armisen, Christopher Walken and Carly Simon join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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The Impression
Larry David and Bernie Sanders join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding Your Roots.
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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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