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Finding Your Roots Season 12

American Dreams

Season 12 Episode 1
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Rags to Riches

Rags to Riches

Season 12 Episode 10
52:09
Song of the South

Song of the South

Season 12 Episode 9
52:10
Artistic Roots

Artistic Roots

Season 12 Episode 8
52:09
Family Harmonies

Family Harmonies

Season 12 Episode 7
52:09
Westward Bound

Westward Bound

Season 12 Episode 6
52:09
Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

Season 12 Episode 5
52:09
The Road We Took

The Road We Took

Season 12 Episode 4
52:09
Caribbean Roots

Caribbean Roots

Season 12 Episode 3
52:09
Great Migrations

Great Migrations

Season 12 Episode 2
52:09
Finding Your Roots Season 11

Finding My Roots

Season 11 Episode 10
52:10
Moving On Up

Moving On Up

Season 11 Episode 9
52:10
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Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Own Roots: 8 Tips for Creating Your Family Tree

Each of us has a story. And that story is connected to other stories, all of which lead to our roots. Finding Your Own Roots shares tips and information to assist in genealogy research and better tell the stories of our ancestors.
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Coming to America
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Season 6 Episode 16
Coming to America
Nancy Pelosi, Norah O’Donnell, and Zac Posen discover surprising roots.
Breaking Silences
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Season 6 Episode 15
Breaking Silences
Gayle King, Jordan Peele, and Issa Rae discover surprising roots.
Flight
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Season 6 Episode 14
Flight
Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Lidia Bastianich discover surprising roots.
War Stories
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Season 6 Episode 13
War Stories
Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Kehinde Wiley discover surprising rates.
DNA Mysteries
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52:45
Season 6 Episode 12
DNA Mysteries
Téa Leoni and Joe Madison discover surprising roots.
Fashion's Roots
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52:46
Season 6 Episode 11
Fashion's Roots
Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.
Criminal Kind
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Season 6 Episode 10
Criminal Kind
Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien discover surprising roots.
Italian Roots
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52:41
Season 6 Episode 9
Italian Roots
Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.
Slave Trade
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Season 6 Episode 8
Slave Trade
Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Questlove discover unexpected family histories.
Science Pioneers
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Season 6 Episode 7
Science Pioneers
Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold E. Varmus learn their family histories.
Secrets & Lies
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52:11
Season 6 Episode 6
Secrets & Lies
Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
Beyond the Pale
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Season 6 Episode 5
Beyond the Pale
Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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