Extras

An in-depth look at the 10-part series, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Extended Preview

Education | Before Canada: In Search of a Name
An overview of how researchers tracked down Geoffrey Canada's ancestors.
Education | Before Canada: In Search of a Name

Michelle Rodriguez's Puerto Rican Roots
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces actress Michelle Rodriguez's Puetro Rican roots.
Michelle Rodriguez's Puerto Rican Roots

Adrian Grenier's Conquistador Ancestor
Actor Adrian Grenier learns about about his Conquistador ancestor.
Adrian Grenier's Conquistador Ancestor

Linda Chavez discovers how her family was involved in the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico.
Education | The Pueblo Revolt

Education | The Last Conquistador
Adrian Grenier learns about his maternal eleventh great-grandfather.
Education | The Last Conquistador

John Legend's Musical Beginnings
John Legend's beginnings as a musician and footage of one of his earliest performances.
John Legend's Musical Beginnings

Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s.
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s

Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Ancestors
A look at how Wanda’s black ancestors became free in the 1600s.
Education | Wanda Sykes’s Free Ancestors

Education | The Story of Peyton Polly
A look at how John Legend’s ancestor, Peyton Polly, attained his freedom.
Education | The Story of Peyton Polly

Education | Fighting for Freedom
An overview of how the Revolutionary War helped slaves attain their freedom.
Education | Fighting for Freedom

Comedian Wanda Sykes recalls a poorly-received stand-up routine early on in her career.
Early Stand-Up Experience

Education | The Partition of India
The history of the India/Pakistan partition is told by Dr. Sanjay Gupta's mother's story.
Education | The Partition of India

Martha Stewart learns the fate of her great grandparents and why they came to America.
Education | Leaving Poland

Margaret Cho learns the reasons for her father’s family’s hurried escape from Korea.
Education | A Hurried Escape

Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about living in 1970s San Francisco's Castro.
Spending Time in the Castro

Finding Your Roots uncovers scrolls that list 8 generations of Sanjay Gupta's family tree.
Gupta Family Scrolls

Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in WV and TN
A look at life under Jim Crow.
Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in WV and TN

Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in Grapeland, Texas
A look at life under Jim Crow.
Education | Growing up under Jim Crow in Grapeland, Texas

Actor Samuel L. Jackson discusses his experience growing up in segregated Chattanooga.
That Was What It Was
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