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Finding Your Roots

For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.
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Schedule

  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Harmonies: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Family Harmonies

    Saturday
    Feb 21

    1 Hour

    Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Latin Roots: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Latin Roots

    Saturday
    Feb 21

    1 Hour

    Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Harmonies: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Family Harmonies

    Saturday
    Feb 21

    1 Hour

    Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Harmonies: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Family Harmonies

    Sunday
    Feb 22

    1 Hour

    Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Harmonies: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Family Harmonies

    Sunday
    Feb 22

    1 Hour

    Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Harmonies: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Family Harmonies

    Monday
    Feb 23

    1 Hour

    Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Harmonies: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Family Harmonies

    Monday
    Feb 23

    1 Hour

    Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Tuesday
    Feb 24

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Tuesday
    Feb 24

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Wednesday
    Feb 25

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Wednesday
    Feb 25

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Wednesday
    Feb 25

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Wednesday
    Feb 25

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Saturday
    Feb 28

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Sunday
    Mar 1

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Sunday
    Mar 1

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Sunday
    Mar 1

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Monday
    Mar 2

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Monday
    Mar 2

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Artistic Roots

    Monday
    Mar 2

    1 Hour

    The roots of director Spike Lee and actress Kristin Chenoweth.

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