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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.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 909

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)

Mon, Jun 5 5:00 A.M. Songs of the Past     NH EXPLORE
Wed, Jun 7 12:00 P.M. Fashion's Roots     NH EXPLORE
Tue, Jun 13 8:00 P.M. Hidden in the Genes     NHPBS
Wed, Jun 14 12:00 P.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH EXPLORE
Fri, Jun 16 8:00 P.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH EXPLORE
Sat, Jun 17 12:00 A.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH EXPLORE
Sat, Jun 17 4:00 A.M. Hidden in the Genes     NHPBS
Sat, Jun 17 7:00 P.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH EXPLORE
Sun, Jun 18 5:00 P.M. Hidden in the Genes     NHPBS
Sun, Jun 18 9:00 P.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH WORLD
Mon, Jun 19 1:00 A.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH WORLD
Mon, Jun 19 9:00 A.M. Hidden in the Genes     NH WORLD
Tue, Jun 20 8:00 P.M. Forgotten Journeys     NHPBS
Wed, Jun 21 12:00 P.M. Forgotten Journeys     NH EXPLORE
Fri, Jun 23 8:00 P.M. Forgotten Journeys     NH EXPLORE
Sat, Jun 24 12:00 A.M. Forgotten Journeys     NH EXPLORE

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