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.
Episodes
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Episode 8, Season 8<br> Songs of the Past
Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.52:11 -
Episode 6, Season 8<br> Fighters
Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.52:11 -
Episode 10, Season 7<br> Laughing on the Inside
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Roy Wood, Jr. and Lewis Black.52:11 -
Episode 9, Season 7<br> On Broadway
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the family histories of Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin.52:11 -
Episode 1, Season 7<br> To the Manor Born
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages that claim Glenn Close and John Waters.52:11 -
Episode 11, Season 6<br> Fashion's Roots
Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.52:46 -
Episode 13, Season 6<br> War Stories
Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Kehinde Wiley discover surprising rates.52:40 -
Episode 14, Season 6<br> Flight
Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Lidia Bastianich discover surprising roots.52:40 -
Episode 10, Season 8<br> Where Did We Come From?
Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.52:16 -
Episode 9, Season 8<br> Watchmen
Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.52:11