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A Family of Convicts

A Family of Convicts

Soledad O’Brien discovers the "bad leg of the family."
Clip Season 6 Episode 10 Length 02:04 Premiere: 2/25/20

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Finding Your Roots

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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Breaking the Silences

Premiered On: 01/05/2021

Explore the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae.

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Dreaming of a New Land

Premiered On: 01/29/2019

Marisa Tomei, Sheryl Sandberg, and Kal Penn learn about their immigrant ancestors' challenges as they traveled to America from Italy, Russia and India.

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Grandparents and Other Strangers

Premiered On: 01/08/2019

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Andy Samberg and author George R. R. Martin answer some family mysteries when DNA detective work uncovers new branches of their family trees.

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Freedom Tales

Premiered On: 02/05/2019

Actor S. Epatha Merkerson and athlete and television personality Michael Strahan discover stories that challenge assumptions about Black history.

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This Land is My Land

Premiered On: 01/14/2020

Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of Queen Latifah and actor Jeffrey Wright, redefining their sense of the Black experience and challenging preconceptions about America's past.

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Homecomings

Premiered On: 01/07/2020

Sterling K. Brown, Sasheer Zamata, and Jon Batiste discover the places their ancestors called home, providing new insight into the people and places that made them who they are today.

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Breaking the Silences - S6 E15

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No Laughing Matter - S5 E7

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Reporting on the Reporters - S5 E3

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Laughing on the Inside - S7 E8

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Season 6 Episodes

Coming to America
S6 E16 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 1/12/21

Breaking Silences
S6 E15 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 1/5/21

Flight
S6 E14 Length 52:40 Premiere Date 11/17/20

War Stories
S6 E13 Length 52:40 Premiere Date 11/10/20

DNA Mysteries
S6 E12 Length 52:45 Premiere Date 10/20/20

Fashion's Roots
S6 E11 Length 52:46 Premiere Date 10/13/20

Criminal Kind
S6 E10 Length 52:16 Premiere Date 2/25/20

Italian Roots
S6 E9 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 2/18/20

Slave Trade
S6 E8 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 2/11/20

Science Pioneers
S6 E7 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 2/4/20

Secrets & Lies
S6 E6 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 1/28/20

Beyond the Pale
S6 E5 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 1/21/20

This Land Is My Land
S6 E4 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 1/14/20

Homecomings
S6 E3 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 1/7/20

Off the Farm
S6 E2 Length 52:36 Premiere Date 10/15/19

Hollywood Royalty
S6 E1 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 10/8/19

Criminal Kind Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 2/25/20

A Grandmother's Memoir
Clip Length 01:08 Premiere Date 2/25/20

First Ancestor in the U.S.
Clip Length 01:27 Premiere Date 2/25/20

A Family of Convicts
Clip Length 02:04 Premiere Date 2/25/20

Season 6 Preview
Preview Length 03:09 Premiere Date 10/8/19

Season 6 Is Back!
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 12/31/19

New Finding Your Roots Episodes Return This Fall
Preview Length 03:01 Premiere Date 8/5/20

We’re Back! New Finding Your Roots
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/13/20

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany
Clip Length 04:54 Premiere Date 12/20/10

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 12/20/10

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