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.
Watch Finding Your Roots - Clips, Episodes & Previews
Alanis Morissette's Daredevil Ancestors Memorialized in Song
Fathers and Sons
Extended Trailer
Season 10 Inside Look
Born to Sing Preview
Born to SingFuture Broadcast times for "Finding Your Roots": (show all)
| Wed, Jul 17 | 12:00 P.M. | Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2) |
| Wed, Jul 17 | 5:00 P.M. | Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2) |
| Thu, Jul 18 | 5:00 A.M. | Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2) |
| Fri, Jul 19 | 8:00 P.M. | Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sat, Jul 20 | 12:00 A.M. | Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sat, Jul 20 | 7:00 P.M. | Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sun, Jul 21 | 5:00 P.M. | Dna Mysteries NHPBS (11.1) |
| Tue, Jul 23 | 8:00 P.M. | Far from Home NHPBS (11.1) |
| Wed, Jul 24 | 1:00 A.M. | Far from Home NHPBS (11.1) |
| Wed, Jul 24 | 12:00 P.M. | Far from Home NH Explore (11.2) |
| Wed, Jul 24 | 5:00 P.M. | Far from Home NH Explore (11.2) |
| Thu, Jul 25 | 5:00 A.M. | Far from Home NH Explore (11.2) |
| Thu, Jul 25 | 2:00 P.M. | Far from Home NHPBS (11.1) |
| Fri, Jul 26 | 8:00 P.M. | Far from Home NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sat, Jul 27 | 12:08 A.M. | Far from Home NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sat, Jul 27 | 7:00 P.M. | Far from Home NH Explore (11.2) |
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