Finding Your Roots

Season 5

    Major corporate support for FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season Five is provided by Ancestry, Johnson & Johnson and AT&T. Major support is also provided by the Ford Foundation, Candace King Weir, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

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    Finding Your Roots

    Hard Times

    Dr. Gates explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny.

    S5 Ep8 | 52m 41s

    Hard Times

    S5 Ep8 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    No Laughing Matter

    Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.

    S5 Ep7 | 52m 41s

    No Laughing Matter

    S5 Ep7 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    Roots in Politics

    The family histories of politicians Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan.

    S5 Ep6 | 52m 41s

    Roots in Politics

    S5 Ep6 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    Freedom Tales

    Dr Gates traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan.

    S5 Ep5 | 52m 41s

    Freedom Tales

    S5 Ep5 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    Dreaming of a New Land

    Dr. Gates reveals the family history of Kal Penn, Sheryl Sandberg and Marisa Tomei.

    S5 Ep4 | 52m 41s

    Dreaming of a New Land

    S5 Ep4 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    Reporting on the Reporters

    Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling learn their family histories.

    S5 Ep3 | 52m 41s

    Reporting on the Reporters

    S5 Ep3 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    Mystery Men

    Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.

    S5 Ep2 | 52m 41s

    Mystery Men

    S5 Ep2 | 52m 41s

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    Finding Your Roots

    Grandparents and Other Strangers

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries.

    S5 Ep1 | 52m 41s

    Grandparents and Other Strangers

    S5 Ep1 | 52m 41s