Freedom Tales -
finding your roots

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves deep into the roots of two African American guests, actor S. Epatha Merkerson and athlete and television personality Michael Strahan. Both discover unexpected stories that challenge assumptions about black history.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 505

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About Finding Your Roots:

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

is the 12th and latest series from the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar.

In this 10-part series, Professor Gates continues the quest he begun in African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America delving into the genealogy and genetics of an all new group of famous Americans.

The series combines history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family, and identity in today's America.

Each hour features a different pair of celebrity guests, who are bound together by an intimate, sometimes hidden link, whether it be as old friends, through long-lost relatives, or even through a common ancestral past.

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Sat, May 31	12:00 A.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Jun 10	8:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jun 11	12:30 A.M.	Songs of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jun 11	12:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Jun 12	2:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jun 13	8:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jun 14	12:00 A.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jun 14	7:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Jun 15	5:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jun 15	9:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jun 16	1:00 A.M.	Songs of the Past NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jun 16	9:00 A.M.	Songs of the Past NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jun 18	12:00 P.M.	Born to Sing NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Jun 20	8:00 P.M.	Born to Sing NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jun 21	12:00 A.M.	Born to Sing NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jun 21	7:00 P.M.	Born to Sing NH Explore (11.2)