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Finding Your Roots - Season 2

Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 1

Watch Henry Louis Gates solve the mystery of paternal ancestry and introduce this episode's guests to relatives they never knew. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 2

Learn about three of America’s greatest athletes, whose determination and love of sports were deeply shaped by their families, were all cut off from their true origins. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 3

Discover three iconic American storytellers who have spent their lives chronicling the lives of others, while knowing almost nothing about their own family history. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 5

Three celebrity chefs who cook the food of their ancestors discover family members who have shaped their lives. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 6

Trace three guests’ roots into the heart of slavery, revealing that there is no singular narrative & challenging preconceptions of an era that shaped our nation’s sense of itse

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 7

Learn about the ancestors of three celebrated Americans who not only share a Jewish heritage but also history of perseverance. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 8

Sally Fields, Deepak Chopra, and Sting learn about their family ancestry. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 9

Trace the histories of three guests on this episode of Finding Your Roots. . .

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Finding your roots

Season 2, Episode 10

DNA is used to delve deeper into the families of other guests in the series, including Valerie Jarrett and Henry Louis Gates Jr. . .

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