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Finding Your Roots - Season 8

Series: Finding Your Roots
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Episodes
10
Rating
TV14
Year
2022
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

Renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides twenty-one influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.

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Episodes

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1. Hidden in the Genes

1h

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Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve deep family mysteries for actor Rebecca Hall and producer/director Lee Daniels-uncovering close relatives whose names they had never heard before and revealing new aspects of their own identities. Along the way, Gates takes a nuanced look at the history of "passing"-shedding light on our nation's complex racial past.

2. Activist Roots

1h

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Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, introducing two women who've made profound sacrifices for social justice to the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. Using DNA and the historical record, Gates rediscovers lost heroes, telling stories of African Americans who fought for their rights against enormous odds.

3. Children of Exile

1h

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Henry Louis Gates explores the poignant roots of chef David Chang and actor Raúl Esparza-two men whose families fled their homelands to live in exile, never to return. From war-torn cities in North Korea to shark-infested waters off the shores of Cuba, Gates sets off to recover the stories of individuals who came to America against all odds and built a better life for themselves.

Extended Details

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Artists

Krista Whetstonedirector
Henry Louis Gates Jr.actor