Finding Your Roots

Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS!

Episodes

  • Mexican Roots

    Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
  • Things We Don't Discuss

    Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.
  • Activist Roots

    The family history of Brittany Packnett Cunningham & Anita Hill.
  • Children of Exile

    Retracing the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza.
  • Hidden in the Genes

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
  • Season 8 Official Preview

    A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres in January 2022!
  • Laughing on the Inside

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Roy Wood, Jr. and Lewis Black.
  • On Broadway

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the family histories of Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin.

Specials

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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