Homecomings
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Sterling K. Brown, comedian Sasheer Zamata and musician Jon Batiste discover the unexpected places their ancestors called home, providing new insight into the people and places that made them who they are today.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 603

About Finding Your Roots:

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories.

The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.


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Future Broadcast times for "Finding Your Roots": (show all)

Sat, Nov 1 7:00 P.M. Finding My Roots     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Nov 2 5:00 P.M. Finding My Roots     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Nov 2 9:00 P.M. Finding My Roots     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Nov 3 1:00 A.M. Finding My Roots     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Nov 3 9:00 A.M. Finding My Roots     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Nov 4 8:00 P.M. Activist Roots     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 4 9:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 5 12:30 A.M. Activist Roots     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 5 1:30 A.M. Fathers and Sons     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 5 12:00 P.M. Activist Roots     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Nov 5 1:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Nov 6 3:00 A.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Nov 6 4:00 A.M. Fathers and Sons     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Nov 6 2:00 P.M. Activist Roots     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 7 8:00 P.M. Activist Roots     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Nov 7 10:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)


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