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“Passing” Helps Rebecca Hall Uncover a Family Mystery

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Lee Daniels Is DNA Cousins with Mia Farrow

Lee Daniels Is DNA Cousins with Mia Farrow

Lee Daniels Is DNA Cousins with Mia Farrow

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Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

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One of the Most Prominent African Americans in Washington

One of the Most Prominent African Americans in Washington

One of the Most Prominent African Americans in Washington

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Clues About Lee Daniels’ Fun-Loving Side of the Family

Clues About Lee Daniels’ Fun-Loving Side of the Family

Clues About Lee Daniels’ Fun-Loving Side of the Family

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Lee Daniels Delves into a Special Family Connection

Lee Daniels Delves into a Special Family Connection

Lee Daniels Delves into a Special Family Connection

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Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather

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Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents

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Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

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Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings

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Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities

Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities

Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities

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Destination: Cambridge. Occupation: Teaching

Destination: Cambridge. Occupation: Teaching

Destination: Cambridge. Occupation: Teaching

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Finding Your Roots

Rebecca Hall Discovers Her Ancestors’ Ethnicities

The 1910 census holds clues about the true ethnicity of Rebecca Hall’s grandfather, who had lived as a Native American Sioux chief named Norman Isaac Ewing.

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Where Did We Come From?

Where Did We Come From?

Finding Your Roots

Where Did We Come From?

Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.

Season 8 Episode 10

Watchmen

Watchmen

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Watchmen

Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.

Season 8 Episode 9

Songs of the Past

Songs of the Past

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Songs of the Past

Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.

Season 8 Episode 8

Forgotten Journeys

Forgotten Journeys

Finding Your Roots

Forgotten Journeys

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths.

Season 8 Episode 7

Fighters

Fighters

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Fighters

Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.

Season 8 Episode 6

Mexican Roots

Mexican Roots

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Mexican Roots

Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.

Season 8 Episode 5

Things We Don't Discuss

Things We Don't Discuss