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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

No future air times were found for this episode.

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.

Watch Finding Your Roots - Clips, Episodes & Previews

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Ciara's Deep Southern Roots

Journey From Brazil to Becoming a Baker

Alanis Morissette's Daredevil Ancestors Memorialized in Song

Fathers and Sons

Extended Trailer

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Sun, Dec 15	5:00 P.M.	The New World NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Dec 15	9:00 P.M.	The New World NH World (11.3)
Sun, Dec 15	10:00 P.M.	On Broadway NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 16	1:00 A.M.	The New World NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 16	2:00 A.M.	On Broadway NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 16	9:00 A.M.	The New World NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 16	10:00 A.M.	On Broadway NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18	12:00 P.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Dec 18	5:00 P.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Dec 19	5:00 A.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Dec 19	2:00 P.M.	On Broadway NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 20	8:00 P.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 21	12:00 A.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 21	7:00 P.M.	On Broadway NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 22	5:00 P.M.	On Broadway NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Dec 24	8:00 P.M.	On Broadway NHPBS (11.1)