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Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings Trailer
“Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings” is a new web series that follows 13 young people at a new genetics and genealogy camp as they use science to answer the question “Who am I?” Inspired by the popular PBS series "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." and shot on the campus of Penn State University, campers explore their own family history and DNA ancestry with techniques never before use
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Discover pioneering families of Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader discover their ancestry in Finding Your Roots.
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Learn about the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans.
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Discover mysteries behind the family stories of Donna Brazile, Ty Burrell and Kara Walker.
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DNA analysis challenges guests’ ideas about their family’s history and their identities.
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Explore the British influence in the lives of Deepak Chopra, Sally Field and Sting.
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Examine the Jewish heritage of Alan Dershowitz, Carole King and Tony Kushner.
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Trace the roots of Nas, Angela Bassett and Valerie Jarrett into the heart of slavery.
