Finding Your Roots

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

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Episodes

  • The Pioneers

    Discover pioneering families of Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros.
  • Family Reunions

    Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop through the use of DNA technology.
  • War Stories

    Watch episode six, "War Stories" with Patricia Arquette, John McCain, Julianne Moore.
  • Visionaries

    Discover the risk-taking ancestors of Richard Branson, Maya Lin and Frank Gehry.
  • Tragedy + Time = Comedy

    Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader discover their ancestry in Finding Your Roots.
  • In Search of Freedom

    Learn about the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans.
  • The Irish Factor

    Explore the shared Irish ancestry of three powerful social commentators of our times.
  • The Stories We Tell

    Discover mysteries behind the family stories of Donna Brazile, Ty Burrell and Kara Walker.

Specials

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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