Finding Your Roots - Season 3
Since the premiere of his groundbreaking series, African American Lives, in 2006 through the first two seasons of Finding Your Roots, noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has unearthed the family histories of influential people helping shape our national identity.
Finding YOur Roots
Season 3, Episode 1
Discover the unsolved mysteries behind the family stories a political organizer, actor and artist. . .
Finding YOur Roots
Season 3, Episode 2
Explore the shared Irish ancestry of three powerful social commentators of our times. . .
Finding YOur Roots
Season 3, Episode 3
Learn how the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom. . .
Finding YOur Roots
Season 3, Episode 4
Uncover a history of tragedies and triumphs in the families of three of America’s funniest men. . .
Finding Your Roots
Season 3, Episode 5
Discover how the ancestors of business mogul Richard Branson and architects Maya Lin and Frank Gehry took audacious risks to create opportunities. . .
Finding Your Roots
Season 3, Episode 6
Watch the full episode of "War Stories" from Finding Your Roots: Season Three. . .
Finding Your Roots
Season 3, Episode 7
Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop. . .
Finding Your Roots
Season 3, Episode 8
Discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground. . .
finding your roots
Season 3, Episode 9
Discover how actress Julianna Margulies, author Azar Nafisi and chef Lidia Bastianich are bound together by their ancestors’ singular and deeply human desire to preserve. . .