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.

Episode 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, Dec 21	7:00 P.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 22	5:00 P.M.	On Broadway NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Dec 24	8:00 P.M.	On Broadway NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Dec 25	12:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Dec 26	2:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 27	8:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 28	12:00 A.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 28	7:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 29	5:02 P.M.	On Broadway NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jan 1	12:00 P.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Jan 2	2:00 P.M.	No Irish Need Apply NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jan 3	2:00 A.M.	No Irish Need Apply NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jan 3	8:00 P.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jan 4	12:00 A.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jan 4	7:00 P.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Jan 5	5:00 P.M.	No Irish Need Apply NHPBS (11.1)