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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.

Finding Your Roots

Season 12: Extended Trailer

Finding Your Roots returns, telling stories that illuminate America’s fundamental diversity.

Preview: S12 | 2:55

Finding Your Roots

Finding My Roots Preview

Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Preview: S11 E10 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Laurence Learns About His Great-Great-Great-Grandmother

Laurence discovers the identity of his great-great-great-grandmother.

Clip: S11 E10 | 4:12

Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Candace King Weir; by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members; and by public television viewers.

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Finding Your Roots

Finding My Roots

Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Episode: S11 E10 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Moving On Up

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.

Episode: S11 E9 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

The Butterfly Effect

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.

Episode: S11 E8 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

The Ties That Bind

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.

Episode: S11 E7 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Latin Roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.

Episode: S11 E6 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Family Recipes

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of notable chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman.

Episode: S11 E5 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Dreamers One And All

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen.

Episode: S11 E4 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Stranger Than Fiction

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.

Episode: S11 E3 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

La Famiglia

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.

Episode: S11 E2 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Larger Than Life

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. connects Lea Salonga & Amanda Seyfried to their dramatic ancestors.

Episode: S11 E1 | 52:10

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Finding Your Roots

Moving On Up Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.

Preview: S11 E9 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

The Butterfly Effect Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.

Preview: S11 E8 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Latin Roots Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.

Preview: S11 E6 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Family Recipes Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of notable chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman.

Preview: S11 E5 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Dreamers One and All Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen.

Preview: S11 E4 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

The Ties That Bind Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.

Preview: S11 E7 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Stranger Than Fiction Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.

Preview: S11 E3 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

La Famiglia Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.

Preview: S11 E2 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Larger Than Life Preview

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. connects Lea Salonga & Amanda Seyfried to their dramatic ancestors.

Preview: S11 E1 | 0:30

Finding Your Roots

Season 11: Inside Look

FINDING YOUR ROOTS returns for a new season of genealogical surprises and DNA revelations.

Preview: S11 | 0:30

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