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Finding Your Roots - Season 3

Series: Finding Your Roots
4.7
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Episodes
10
Rating
TVPG
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

The third season of the FINDING YOUR ROOTS series continues to explore how diverse racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds challenge many of our long-held national myths. Hosted and written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the series is filled with emotional moments that enrich our national discussion on race, ethnicity, and identity. Gates traces the ancestral trails of 28 new guests including Maya Rudolph, Sir Richard Branson, Gloria Steinem, Bill Hader, Mia Farrow, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Senator John McCain, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, and more. Each of their stories illuminates the vast patchwork of culture, race, and experience that make up the fabric of America.

Related Subjects

  • Biography

Episodes

1. The Stories We Tell

52m

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Discover the unsolved mysteries behind the family stories of political organizer Donna Brazile, actor Ty Burrell and artist Kara Walker as they learn how the legacy of slavery has shaped their identities.

2. The Irish Factor

52m

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Explore the shared Irish ancestry of Soledad O'Brien, Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher and how they have been deeply influenced by their Irish roots.

3. In Search of Freedom

52m

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Learn how the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom, and how each of these cultural trailblazers gain a new understanding of how they fit into this proud trajectory.

4. Tragedy + Time = Comedy

52m

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Uncover a history of tragedies and triumphs in the families of three of America's funniest men-Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader-as they learn how comedy truly has its place in all aspects of life.

5. Visionaries

52m

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Discover how the ancestors of business mogul Richard Branson and architects Maya Lin and Frank Gehry took audacious risks to create opportunities, and how their luck, ingenuity and chutzpah was passed on to these three visionaries.

6. War Stories

52m

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Uncover a long history of military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain, and how this has instilled in each of them an enduring spirit of strength and integrity.

7. Family Reunions

52m

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Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop, Sean Combs and LL Cool J, through the use of DNA technology that reveals information that shakes their very foundations.

8. The Pioneers

52m

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Discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their modern day descendants to continue shaping our culture.

9. The Long Way Home

52m

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Discover how actress Julianna Marguiles, author Azar Nafisi and chef Lidia Bastianich are bound together by their ancestors' singular and deeply human desire to preserve their most cherished traditions.

10. Maps of Stars

52m

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Learn how Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow, who last shared the screen together in 1969, also share a history of tragic deaths in their families that played major roles in shaping future generations.

Extended Details

  • SeriesFinding Your Roots
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Phil BertelsenDirector
Josh GleasonDirector
Henry Louis Gates Jr.Producer
Dyllan McGeeProducer
Donna BrazileActor
Ty BurrellActor
Kara WalkerActor