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Finding Your Roots (2012)

2012 US 12 Seasons 143 Episodes

Documentary

Overview

Acclaimed Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides individuals on a profound journey to uncover ancestral connections that have been obscured over time. With the assistance of expert genealogists, he meticulously traces the historical records of family lineages. Additionally, Gates collaborates with top geneticists to analyze DNA, enabling participants to explore their heritage that spans millennia. Each episode reveals the rich tapestry of personal histories, offering viewers a moving glimpse into the lives and cultures of their forebears.

Cast

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

1. Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

2. Like Father, Like Son

2. John Lewis and Cory Booker

3. Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada

4. Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon

5. Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi

6. Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal

7. Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

7. One for the Road

8. Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta

9. John Legend and Wanda Sykes

10. Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez

13. Appearances

18. The Wedding

19. Fathers and Sons

20. Starscape (1)

21. Starscape (2)

1. In Search of our Fathers

2. Born Champions

3. Our American Storytellers

4. Roots of Freedom

5. The Melting Pot

6. We Come From People

7. Our People, Our Traditions

8. The British Invasion

9. Ancient Roots

10. Decoding Our Past Through DNA

1. The Stories We Tell

2. The Irish Factor

3. In Search Of Freedom

4. Tragedy + Time = Comedy

7. Family Reunions

8. The Pioneers

9. The Long Way Home

10. Maps of Stars

1. The Impression

2. Unfamiliar Kin

3. Puritans and Pioneers

4. The Vanguard

5. Immigrant Nation

6. Black Like Me

7. Children of the Revolution

8. Relatives We Never Knew We Had

9. Southern Roots

10. Funny Business

1. Grandparents and Other Strangers

3. Reporting on the Reporters

4. Dreaming of a New Land

5. Freedom Tales

6. Roots in Politics

7. No Laughing Matter

9. The Eye of the Beholder

10. All in the Family

1. Hollywood Royalty

2. Off the Farm

4. This Land is My Land

5. Beyond the Pale

6. Secrets & Lies

7. Science Pioneers

9. Italian Roots

10. Criminal Kind

11. Fashion's Roots

12. DNA Mysteries

13. War Stories

15. Breaking Silences

16. Coming to America

1. To the Manor Born

2. The Mole Agent

3. No Irish Need Apply

4. The Shirts on Their Backs

5. Write My Name in the Book of Life

6. Country Roots

7. The New World

8. Anchored to the Past

10. Laughing on the Inside

1. Hidden in the Genes

2. Children of Exile

3. Activists Roots

4. Things we Dont Discuss

5. Mexican Roots

7. Incredible Journeys

8. Songs of the Past

10. Where Did We Come From?

3. Secret Lives

4. Far From Home

5. Rising From the Ashes

6. Family: Lost and Found

8. And Still I Rise

10. Out of the Past

1. Born To Sing

2. Forever Young

3. Fathers and Sons

4. Buried Secrets

5. Hold the Laughter

6. Far and Away

7. The Brick Wall Falls

8. Mean Streets

9. In the Blood

10. "Viewers Like You"

1. Larger Than Life

3. Stranger Than Fiction

4. Dreamers One and All

5. Family Recipes

7. The Ties That Bind

8. The Butterfly Effect

9. Moving on Up

10. Finding My Roots

1. American Dreams

2. Great Migrations

3. Caribbean Roots

4. The Road We Took

5. Love & Basketball

6. Westward Bound

7. Family Harmonies

8. Artistic Roots