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Finding Your Roots
The Stories We Tell
Season 3
Episode 1
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.
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Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of notable chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. connects Lea Salonga & Amanda Seyfried to their dramatic ancestors.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves mysteries for 3 everyday Americans chosen to be guests.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the surprising roots of Michael Douglas & Lena Dunham.