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For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS returns for a new season of genealogical surprises and DNA revelations
Megan Robertson embarks on a quest to demystify the lineage of her great-grandfather.
Join Joyce Willis as she embarks on a riveting exploration into her family history.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season ten is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C.
Episodes
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries.
Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.
Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling learn their family histories.
Dr. Gates reveals the family history of Kal Penn, Sheryl Sandberg and Marisa Tomei.
Dr Gates traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan.
The family histories of politicians Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan.
Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.
Dr. Gates explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny.
Marina Abramović, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Kehinde Wiley learn their family histories.
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the stories of Ty Burrell and Joe Madison.
Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, and Isabella Rosselini learn their family histories.
Dr. Gates helps Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet answer family mysteries.
Extras
Join speech therapist Megan Robertson as she delves into a longstanding family mystery.
Join Terrie Morrow as she embarks on an odyssey to resolve a longstanding family puzzle.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves mysteries for 3 everyday Americans chosen to be guests.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the surprising roots of Michael Douglas & Lena Dunham.
Lena Dunham's journey to uncover her family's past reveals a connection to the Holocaust.
Join Michael Douglas on a riveting quest into his family's hidden history
Lena Dunham confronts the more troubling aspects of her ancestor's legacy.
Anthony Ramos learns about his 15th great-grandfather's fate at the hand of a conquistador
Tracy Morgan's third great-grandfather lived as a free man prior to The Civil War.
Danielle Brooks learns the dollar value of her enslaved fifth great-grandparents.
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