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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.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Friday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Saturday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Sunday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Sunday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Sunday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Sunday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Monday
    Jun 29

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Ties That Bind: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Ties That Bind

    Monday
    Jun 29

    1 Hour

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Tuesday
    Jun 30

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Tuesday
    Jun 30

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Wednesday
    Jul 1

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Wednesday
    Jul 1

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Wednesday
    Jul 1

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Wednesday
    Jul 1

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Friday
    Jul 3

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Saturday
    Jul 4

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Forgotten Journeys: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Forgotten Journeys

    Sunday
    Jul 5

    1 Hour

    John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace the paths of their ancestors.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Sunday
    Jul 5

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Monday
    Jul 6

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Secret Lives: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Secret Lives

    Monday
    Jul 6

    1 Hour

    Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.

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