Finding Your Roots

  • Premiered: Mar 2012
  • Episodes: 110
  • Followers: 44
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Tuesday at 20
  • Documentary History Mystery

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Season 2
2x1
In Search of our Fathers
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Sep 23, 2014
Henry Louis Gates explores the paternal ancestry of Stephen King, Courtney Vance and Gloria Reuben.
2x2
Born Champions
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Sep 30, 2014
Billie Jean King, Derek Jeter and Rebecca Lobo learn about their family histories. King discovers that her grandmother was an orphan; Derek Jeter investigates his ancestors' lives as .. show full overview
2x3
Our American Storytellers
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Oct 07, 2014
Ken Burns learns that his Southern ancestors include Confederate soldiers and a slave owner; Anderson Cooper learns that an ancestor on his father's side was killed by one of his slaves; .. show full overview
2x4
Roots of Freedom
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Oct 14, 2014
Actor Ben Affleck discovers his mother's past as a Freedom Rider in 1964, NAACP President Ben Jealous learns how far his great-grandfather would go to keep his family whole, and actress Khandi Alexander learns about her grandfather's death.
2x5
The Melting Pot
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Oct 21, 2014
Chef Tom Colicchio learns the hardships his family endured in Northern Italy; chef Ming Tsai traces his roots back 2,000 years; chef Aarón Sánchez learns his Mexican roots include Spaniards, Africans and Native Americans.
2x6
We Come From People
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Oct 28, 2014
Nas learns about his slave ancestors; Angela Bassett discovers that her family history includes an emancipation story; and Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, learns about the free people of color in her family's past
2x7
Our People, Our Traditions
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Nov 04, 2014
Tony Kushner learns how the Holocaust impacted his ancestors; Carole King delves into the origins of her family name; and Alan Dershowitz discovers that an Hassidic synagogue started by his great-grandfather played a secret role in World War II.
2x8
The British Invasion
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Nov 11, 2014
Deepak Chopra, Sting and Sally Field explore the British influence in their family histories.
2x9
Ancient Roots
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Nov 18, 2014
Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris, three quintessential voices in American life, descend from ancestors that were part of the wave of Greek immigrants that flooded America’s shores in the early decades of the 20th century.
2x10
Decoding Our Past Through DNA
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Nov 25, 2014
In the Season 2 finale, DNA analysis uncovers previously unknown roots in the family trees of Jessica Alba and Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick. Alba, for instance, learns that she's .. show full overview

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