Episodes
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Where Did We Come From?
S8 E10 - 52m 16s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley, three guests from diverse backgrounds, as they meet the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.
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Watchmen
S8 E9 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides Regina King and Damon Lindelof, the creative forces behind a visionary television series, as they discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
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Songs of the Past
S8 E8 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. accompanies Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees.
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Forgotten Journeys
S8 E7 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace the paths of their ancestors, uncovering crucial pieces of their own identities that were lost on the journey to America.
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Fighters
S8 E6 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits down with Terry Crews and Tony Danza, both guests who overcame adversity, to discover they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds through sheer force of will.
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Mexican Roots
S8 E5 - 52m 16s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.
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Things We Don't Discuss
S8 E4 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. works with Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn, two guests whose family trees were obscured by scandals, to discover the truth about their ancestors.
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Activist Roots
S8 E2 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them.
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Children of Exile
S8 E3 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.
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Hidden in the Genes
S8 E1 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels solve family mysteries through DNA detective work, illuminating both history and their own identities.
Extras + Features
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather
S8 E2 - 1m 16s
Brittany Packnett Cunningham reveals she has long yearned to learn the identity of her grandfather to better understand the other half of her father's family.
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Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings
S8 E2 - 1m 17s
Despite growing up as the youngest of 13 siblings in a home without indoor plumbing or running water, Anita Hill says she was always optimistic about her future because of her mother’s spirit.
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents
S8 E2 - 55s
After years of many unknowns in Brittany Packnett Cunningham’s family history, she is finally able to fill in the blanks by learning the names of her great-great grandparents for the first time. “It’s like finding yourself.
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Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities
S8 E2 - 1m 22s
“I can’t explain it. It really just goes to something deep inside me that feels like I’m connected.” Anita Hill meets her great-great grandparents who were listed in the 1870 census living in Bowie County, Texas for the first time.
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Raúl Esparza Reads His Grandfather’s Congressional Testimony
S8 E3 - 1m 30s
“The government instructed the Cuban Embassies of Madrid and London to Hunt me down and send me back to Havana”: Raúl reads from the transcript of his grandfather’s congressional testimony after he was forced to defect to America when his wife fled Cuba.
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David Chang Imagines His Great-Grandfather’s Life in America
S8 E3 - 1m 4s
David Chang reacts to reading his great-grandfather, Woo Sang Yong’s application to Yale Divinity School. Yong left his wife and his 7-year-old son behind in Korea to study in the U.S.
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David Chang Discusses Things His Family Never Talks About
S8 E3 - 1m 25s
“My mom grew up in a castle, and my dad’s side is basically just hustlers”: David Chang describes being aware of his parents’ vastly different backgrounds, but also having a deeply-rooted sense that he shouldn’t ask questions about their upbringing.
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Raul Esparza on His Father's Disillusionment with Castro
S8 E3 - 36s
“They really did think, ‘New government, new hope, new chance’ “: Raul Esparza describes his father’s and his uncle’s disillusionment with the new Castro regime in Cuba as it became more and more repressive.
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Children of Exile Preview
S8 E3 - 30s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.
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Destination: Cambridge. Occupation: Teaching
S8 E3 - 1m 3s
Raul learns about his maternal great-grandmother Rosalita’s arrival in Cambridge, Mass. to attend a six-week summer school
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David Chang Shares A Story Relatable to Many Immigrant Kids
S8 E3 - 1m 6s
“I remember pretty early on there was a distinct difference between white people food and the food that my mom would make,” David Chang says about his mother’s culinary influence on him.
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“Passing” Helps Rebecca Hall Uncover a Family Mystery
S8 E1 - 1m 12s
The book “Passing", which Rebecca Hall has directed for film, helps her bring her grandfather's ethnicity into focus.
Schedule
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Saturday
Mar 30
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Monday
Apr 1
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Monday
Apr 1
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Monday
Apr 1
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
Secret Lives
Tuesday
Apr 2
1 Hour
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Tuesday
Apr 2
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Tuesday
Apr 2
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Wednesday
Apr 3
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Wednesday
Apr 3
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Wednesday
Apr 3
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Wednesday
Apr 3
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Saturday
Apr 6
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Sunday
Apr 7
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Sunday
Apr 7
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Sunday
Apr 7
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Sunday
Apr 7
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots. -
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Finding Your Roots
In the Blood
Monday
Apr 8
1 Hour
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
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