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Larger Than Life

Larger Than Life

Season 11 Episode 1
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La Famiglia

La Famiglia

Season 11 Episode 2
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Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

Season 11 Episode 3
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Dreamers One And All

Dreamers One And All

Season 11 Episode 4
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Family Recipes

Family Recipes

Season 11 Episode 5
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Latin Roots

Latin Roots

Season 11 Episode 6
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The Ties That Bind

The Ties That Bind

Season 11 Episode 7
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The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

Season 11 Episode 8
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Moving On Up

Moving On Up

Season 11 Episode 9
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Finding My Roots

Finding My Roots

Season 11 Episode 10
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Finding Your Roots

Lonnie Bunch Discovers His Grandfather's Heroic Educationonal Efforts

Lonnie learns about his grandfather Jesse who served on a school committee for the local school of Black students. However, his role was eventually terminated during the rise of Jim Crow, and he ended up purchasing his own farmland, the same land that Lonnie visited in his teenage years.