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Mean Streets

Mean Streets

Season 10 Episode 8
52:09
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Season 10 Inside Look

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Finding Your Roots Season 12

American Dreams

Season 12 Episode 1
52:09
Great Migrations

Great Migrations

Season 12 Episode 2
52:09
Caribbean Roots

Caribbean Roots

Season 12 Episode 3
52:09
The Road We Took

The Road We Took

Season 12 Episode 4
52:09
Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

Season 12 Episode 5
52:09
Westward Bound

Westward Bound

Season 12 Episode 6
52:09
Family Harmonies

Family Harmonies

Season 12 Episode 7
52:09
Artistic Roots

Artistic Roots

Season 12 Episode 8
52:09
Song of the South

Song of the South

Season 12 Episode 9
52:10
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Finding Your Roots

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of comedian Tracy Morgan & actor Anthony Ramos—two native New Yorkers whose roots stretch to surprising places and contain inspiring stories. Moving from the Canary Islands to battlefields in Europe & Asia to slave plantations in Virginia, long-lost records reveal ancestors who laid the groundwork for Tracy and Anthony’s success by fighting to survive.
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Season 1 Episode 1
John Lewis and Cory Booker
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the pasts of politicians, John Lewis and Cory Booker.
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