Finding Your Roots

Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS!

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Episodes

  • Moving On Up

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.
  • The Butterfly Effect

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.
  • The Ties That Bind

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.
  • Latin Roots

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.
  • Family Recipes

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of notable chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman.
  • Dreamers One And All

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen.
  • Stranger Than Fiction

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.
  • La Famiglia

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.

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About 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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