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Explore the heritages and ancestries of leading entertainers, athletes, chefs, and media personalities in season two of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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In search of our fathers promo 00ba00cf9995069589e6e088dbb81604
In Search of Our Fathers
Episode 1
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Born Champions
Episode 2
Our american storytellers promo 8fa5a9387ac7f8b7fa4c35a71e737b78
Our American Storytellers
Episode 3
The melting pot promo c7bd3ac7e805c9252ee62bc9a3e3e65c
The Melting Pot
Episode 5
We come from people promo eb10a676572cc6403594f7902fd949c6
We Come From People
Episode 6
Our people our traditions promo 446a32b11e1c75cfbcf88975e42faf94
Our People Our Traditions
Episode 7
The british are coming promo 53a95f58246320e4cedbc2f530e48d67
The British Invasion
Episode 8
Ancient roots promo c02065ab1a3021b534358e6266430193
Ancient Roots
Episode 9
Decoding our past through dna promo 7c5d24dc45418964f2442dfe5870fe43
Decoding Our Past Through DNA
Episode 10

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Billie jean kings grandmothers secret e1a1a6b76c666a4f161e219b4d365b7e
Billie Jean King's Grandmother's Secret
Jessica albas mexican roots 44861aeab5232422aed4c22c9596dd40
Jessica Alba's Mexican Roots
Unlocking deval patricks past with autosomal dna 88e2fc4e916aa247877dfd5dd0cf604a
Unlocking Deval Patrick's Past with Autosomal DNA
George stephanopoulos heroic ancestors 12fa2b3587db3487e54418ad7d558187
George Stephanopoulos' Heroic Ancestors
Tracing tina feys paternal line b8ee02ad3536df687e20180ec22078e0
Tracing Tina Fey's Paternal Line
David sedaris patriot ancestor 767079d24f04f771965715b1e452680c
David Sedaris' Patriot Ancestor
Deepak chopras ancestral pilgrimage a54d53ddb944ee87342e6f7ca980354c
Deepak Chopra's Ancestral Pilgrimage
Sally fields loyalist ancestor 88f4375c770fa3c25d9e58f45e5fbdec
Sally Field's Loyalist Ancestor
The key to stings ancestral journey 2e8228e5dbcdfd1fcf7a6614d695142e
The Key to Sting's Ancestral Journey
Tony kushners mysterious brooklyn roots 694021e0923086d6822db3e9722b4353
Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots
Carole kings ancestral immigration story 21ffda260084becb3b2d6f6f7e05f6a7
Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story
Alan dershowitzs lifesaving family synagogue 92439eab05ce0311fd5c92866ba30d9b
Alan Dershowitz's Lifesaving Family Synagogue
Valerie jarretts groundbreaking great grandfather b2336a588bdfaa1faafc53df8aa2cfdd
Valerie Jarrett's Groundbreaking Great-Grandfather
Nas enslaved roots a receipt for a human being 90ea5b171737b67fe888ef5525f8f755
Nas' Enslaved Roots: "A Receipt for a Human Being
Angela bassetts emancipated ancestors 7b5254df3c88c4fd924809cb8c139360
Angela Bassett's Emancipated Ancestors
Ming tsais ancestral homeland c9a62c61872d4eb2e66b6087b43e0b1d
Ming Tsai's Ancestral Homeland
Tom colicchios ideal family dinner 663cd0f5413d8125ddb3f05075f53d3f
Tom Colicchio's Ideal Family Dinner
Ken burns revolutionary war shocker 5434c7b81c20321f1b8b52eacb9b221f
Ken Burns' Revolutionary War Shocker
Anna deavere smiths underground railroad connection 3ab48b1f5b736487340e8963f3a6c5bc
Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection
Anderson coopers civil war era surprise 823b42b12b578ec9e6b8b9f94e848bd7
Anderson Cooper's Civil War Era Surprise
Derek jeters strong roots 6e38ee3e461eec2eca13696725dee71d
Derek Jeter's Strong Roots
Rebecca lobos immigrant ancestors 6ee4cbdad792c1fc38dae8adb4078d55
Rebecca Lobo's Immigrant Ancestors
Courtney b vances fearless ancestors b96789796bc030c714a4cb60a3289413
Courtney B Vance's Fearless Ancestors
Stephen kings progressive past a894c1a0169da7a900d1ce23d5743681
Stephen King's Progressive Past
Gloria reubens african link 498d6564c8ecf0fb2414bc735dedca79
Gloria Reuben's African Link

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