Anchormen -
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.

Duration: 55 minutes and 0 seconds

Episode Number: 909

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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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Tue, Apr 22	8:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 25	8:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 26	12:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 26	7:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 27	9:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 28	1:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 28	9:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 29	8:00 P.M.	Forever Young NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 30	12:30 A.M.	Forever Young NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 30	12:00 P.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, May 1	2:00 P.M.	Forever Young NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 2	8:00 P.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, May 3	12:00 A.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, May 3	7:00 P.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 4	5:00 P.M.	Forever Young NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, May 4	9:00 P.M.	Forever Young NH World (11.3)