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Linda Chavez’s Pueblo Ancestors

Political analyst Linda Chavez learns about her ancestors who were Pueblo. Watch Finding Your Roots video.

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  • Linda Chavez’s Pueblo Ancestors

    Political analyst Linda Chavez learns about her ancestors who were Pueblo. Watch Finding Your Roots video.

    Air Date: 5/20/2012Length: 1:29
    Linda Chavez with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.VIDEO CLIP Linda Chavez’s Pueblo Ancestors
  • Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez, and Linda Chavez

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the ancestral pasts of actor Adrian Grenier, actress Michelle Rodriguez, and commentator Linda Chavez.

    Air Date: 5/20/2012Length: 51:10
    Actor Adrian Grenier with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.FULL EPISODE Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez, and Linda Chavez
  • Michelle Rodriguez’s Puerto Rican Roots

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. finds some surprising connections when he traces actress Michelle Rodriguez's Puerto Rican roots.

    Air Date: 5/20/2012Length: 1:00
    Michelle Rodriguez with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.VIDEO CLIP Michelle Rodriguez’s Puerto Rican Roots
  • Adrian Grenier’s Conquistador Ancestor

    Actor Adrian Grenier learns about about his Conquistador ancestor who had terribly violent interactions with Pueblo Indians.

    Air Date: 5/20/2012Length: 1:30
    Actor Adrian Grenier on Finding Your RootsVIDEO CLIP Adrian Grenier’s Conquistador Ancestor
  • John Legend and Wanda Sykes

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the ancestral pasts of musician John Legend and comedian Wanda Sykes. Watch the full Finding Your Roots episode.

    Air Date: 5/13/2012Length: 51:10
    John Legend with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. featuredFULL EPISODE John Legend and Wanda Sykes
  • Suing for Freedom

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns about a friend's great, great, great grandmother, an 18th-century slave who sued her master for her own freedom. Watch video.

    Air Date: 5/13/2012Length: 4:13
    CooperVIDEO CLIP Suing for Freedom
  • Wanda Sykes on Her Early Stand-Up

    Comedian Wanda Sykes recalls a poorly-received stand-up routine early on in her career. Watch video.

    Air Date: 5/13/2012Length: 1:09
    Wanda Sykes and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Finding Your RootsVIDEO CLIP Wanda Sykes on Her Early Stand-Up
  • John Legend’s Musical Beginnings

    Music artist John Legend discusses his early musical beginnings and shows rare footage where he performs one of his earliest compositions. Watch video.

    Air Date: 5/13/2012Length: 1:21
    Musician John Legend on Finding Your Roots featuredVIDEO CLIP John Legend’s Musical Beginnings
  • Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho, and Sanjay Gupta

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the ancestral pasts of author and TV personality Martha Stewart, comedian Margaret Cho, and CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta. Watch the full Finding Your Roots episode.

    Air Date: 5/6/2012Length: 51:11
    Martha Stewart and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.FULL EPISODE Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho, and Sanjay Gupta
  • Martha Stewart’s Artisan Ancestors

    Martha Stewart comes from a long line of domestic workers and craftsmen. Watch video.

    Air Date: 05/06/2012Length: 01:07
    Martha Stewart on Finding Your Roots featuredVIDEO CLIP Martha Stewart’s Artisan Ancestors
  • Growing Up in the Castro

    Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about her experience living as a young adult in San Francisco's Castro District during the late 1970s. Watch video.

    Air Date: 05/06/2012Length: 1:58
    Margaret Cho on Finding Your RootsVIDEO CLIP Growing Up in the Castro
  • Gupta Family Scrolls

    Finding Your Roots uncovers scrolls that have recorded 8 generations of Sanjay Gupta's father's line. Watch video.

    Air Date: 05/06/2012Length: 01:14
    American neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta on Finding Your RootsVIDEO CLIP Gupta Family Scrolls
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the ancestral pasts of actor Samuel L. Jackson, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Brown University President Ruth Simmons. Watch the full episode.

    Air Date: 4/29/2012Length: 51:10
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with actor Samuel L. JacksonFULL EPISODE Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons
  • Children Keep Going

    Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice remembers the September 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church which killed four young black girls. Rice was 9 years old at the time of the bombing.

    Air Date: 04/29/2012Length: 01:07
    Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Finding Your Roots FeaturedVIDEO CLIP Children Keep Going
  • A Family of Sharecroppers

    Brown University President Ruth Simmons grew up in a family of sharecroppers. Sharecropping is a notorious system in which farmers pick cotton and live on someone else's land for a share of the profits. Watch video.

    Air Date: 4/29/2012Length: 01:24
    Brown University President Ruth Simmons on Finding Your Roots featuredVIDEO CLIP A Family of Sharecroppers
  • That Was What It Was

    Actor Samuel L. Jackson discusses his experience growing up with racism in mid-20th-century segregated America. Watch video.

    Air Date: 4/29/2012Length: 01:06
    Samuel L. Jackson on Finding Your Roots featuredVIDEO CLIP That Was What It Was
  • Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal

    The ancestral pasts of actors Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal: two individuals whose family histories can be traced far back through the centuries. Watch full episode.

    Air Date: 4/22/2012Length: 51:11
    Robert Downey, Jr. with Henry Louis Gates featuredFULL EPISODE Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • From Butterflies to Beetles

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. corrects a long-standing story in Maggie Gyllenhaal's family about an ancestor who supposedly collected butterflies.

    Air Date: 4/22/2012Length: 01:22
    Maggie Gyllenhaal on Finding Your RootsVIDEO CLIP From Butterflies to Beetles
  • A Patriot Ancestor

    Robert Downey, Jr. to his ancestors who were early colonists in Pennsylvania, including a patriot ancestor

    Air Date: 4/22/2012Length: 01:45
    Robert Downey, Jr. on Finding Your RootsVIDEO CLIP A Patriot Ancestor
  • Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl, and Yasir Qadhi

    Finding Your Roots looks into the ancestral pasts of Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, and Sheikh Yasir Qadhi.

    Air Date: 4/15/2012Length: 51:09
    Pastor Rick Warren with Henry Louis Gates FeaturedFULL EPISODE Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl, and Yasir Qadhi
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About the Series

The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10-part PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the 12th series from Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. Filmed on location across the United States, the series premieres nationally Sundays, March 25 – May 20 at 8 pm ET on PBS (check local listings).

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