Laughing on the Inside
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 708

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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Wed, Oct 30 5:00 P.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 31 5:00 A.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 31 2:00 P.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 1 8:00 P.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Nov 2 12:00 A.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Nov 2 7:00 P.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Nov 3 5:00 P.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Nov 3 9:00 P.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Nov 4 1:00 A.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Nov 4 9:00 A.M. The Shirts On Their Backs     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Nov 6 12:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Nov 6 5:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Nov 7 5:00 A.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Nov 7 2:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 8 8:00 P.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Nov 9 12:00 A.M. Fathers and Sons     NH Explore (11.2)


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