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Finding Your Roots

Black Like Me

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Three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected stories that challenge our assumptions about black history.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths.
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