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The New World

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States.
Season 7 Episode 7 Length 52:11 Premiere: 04/13/21

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season Eight is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C. Corporate support for FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season Eight is provided by Ancestry and Johnson & Johnson. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and by The Inkwell Society and its members Candace King Weir; Lloyd Carney Foundation; Jim and Susan Swartz; Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal; Anne Wojcicki; Hayward and Kathy Draper; and Nicole Commissiong and Darnell Armstrong. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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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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Actor Laura Linney and journalists Lisa Ling and Soledad O'Brien explore their roots with stories of tricksters, scoundrels and outright criminals, who nevertheless laid the groundwork for their success.

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Film director Ava DuVernay, actor S. Epatha Merkerson, and musician Questlove learn about the unexpected places where their ancestors were scattered by slavery, upending their notions of African American history.

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Season 7 Episodes

Laughing on the Inside
S7 E10 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 05/04/21

On Broadway
S7 E9 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 04/27/21

Anchored to the Past
S7 E8 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 04/20/21

The New World
S7 E7 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 04/13/21

Country Roots
S7 E6 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 02/23/21

Write My Name in the Book of Life
S7 E5 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/16/21

The Shirts on Their Backs
S7 E4 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/09/21

No Irish Need Apply
S7 E3 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/02/21

Against All Odds
S7 E2 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 01/26/21

To the Manor Born
S7 E1 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 01/19/21

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