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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.: Fathers and Sons: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Fathers and Sons

    Sunday
    Nov 8

    1 Hour

    Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Puritans and Pioneers: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Puritans and Pioneers

    Monday
    Nov 9

    1 Hour

    Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors back to the Puritan establishment.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Puritans and Pioneers: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Puritans and Pioneers

    Monday
    Nov 9

    1 Hour

    Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors back to the Puritan establishment.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Love & Basketball: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Love & Basketball

    Saturday
    Nov 14

    1 Hour

    The roots of basketball pros Brittney Griner and Chris Paul.

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