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Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots: Against All Odds
Season 7
Episode 2
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces media personality Andy Cohen and radio journalist Nina Totenberg to ancestors who were determined to survive.
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Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.
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Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
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Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.
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Retracing the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza.
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The family history of Brittany Packnett Cunningham & Anita Hill.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Roy Wood, Jr. and Lewis Black.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the family histories of Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages of Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the diverse backgrounds of Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons.