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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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Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings

1:17

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

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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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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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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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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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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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Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

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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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There’s a Term for What You’re Describing in Your Family

There’s a Term for What You’re Describing in Your Family

“Passing” Helps Rebecca Hall Uncover a Family Mystery

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The True Ethnicity of Rebecca Hall’s Grandfather

The True Ethnicity of Rebecca Hall’s Grandfather

Rebecca Hall Discovers Her Ancestors’ Ethnicities

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Finding Your Roots

Children of Exile

Season 8 Episode 3

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.

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Activist Roots

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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.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher

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No Irish Need Apply

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan.

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