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Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history.
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Full episodes
10 VIDEOS
Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez, and Linda Chavez
51:10
Air Date 05/20/12
John Legend and Wanda Sykes
51:10
Air Date 05/13/12
Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho, and Sanjay Gupta
51:11
Air Date 05/06/12
Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons
51:10
Air Date 04/29/12
Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal
51:11
Air Date 04/28/12
Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl, and Yasir Qadhi
51:00
Air Date 04/14/12
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
51:10
Air Date 04/07/12
Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada
51:10
Air Date 04/01/12
Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.
52:00
Air Date 03/28/12
John Lewis and Cory Booker
51:02
Air Date 03/24/12
Shorts
62 VIDEOS
Education | Before Canada: In Search of a Name
6:22
Air Date 11/11/12
Education | Mumbet
4:42
Air Date 11/11/12
Pueblo Ancestors
1:29
Air Date 05/20/12
Adrian Grenier's Conquistador Ancestor
1:35
Air Date 05/20/12
Michelle Rodriguez's Puerto Rican Roots
1:00
Air Date 05/20/12
Education | The Last Conquistador
5:54
Air Date 05/16/12
Education | The Pueblo Revolt
4:12
Air Date 05/16/12
Education | Fighting for Freedom
1:00
Air Date 05/13/12
Education | The Story of Peyton Polly
3:55
Air Date 05/13/12
Education | The Story of Peyton Polly’s Children
7:29
Air Date 05/13/12
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Ancestors
6:47
Air Date 05/13/12
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
2:39
Air Date 05/13/12
