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Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce

Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce

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Amy Carlson Admires Her Sixth-Great Grandmother’s Stoicism

Amy Carlson Admires Her Sixth-Great Grandmother’s Stoicism

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André Leon Talley Grandfather Was Stationed in France

André Leon Talley Grandfather Was Stationed in France

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André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment

André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment

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Amy Carlson Loves Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Meet-Cute

Amy Carlson Loves Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Meet-Cute

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Erin Burnett Reads Her Great-Grandmother’s Baptism Record

Erin Burnett Reads Her Great-Grandmother’s Baptism Record

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André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”

André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”

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Edward Norton's Great-Great-Grandfather Was Murdered

Edward Norton's Great-Great-Grandfather Was Murdered

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Julia Roberts Learns of Swedish Ancestors' Humble Beginnings

Julia Roberts Learns of Swedish Ancestors' Humble Beginnings

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Jeff Daniels Ancestors Testified in the Salem Witch Trials

Jeff Daniels Ancestors Testified in the Salem Witch Trials

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Claire Danes Discovers Her Great-Grandfather’s WWI Sacrifice

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Carol Burnett Learns Who Fought in Wars — and Who Fled

Carol Burnett Learns Who Fought in Wars — and Who Fled

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Finding Your Roots

We’re Two Generations Removed From Potential Obliteration

Damon Lindelof reads an account of the atrocities committed by Nazi troops in 1941 when they invaded Bialystok, Poland, the hometown of his relatives, and created a Jewish ghetto.
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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
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Children of the Revolution
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Season 4 Episode 7
Children of the Revolution
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Black Like Me
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Season 4 Episode 6
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
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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
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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.
The Impression
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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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