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Finding Your Roots

Courtney B. Vance's Fearless Ancestors

Clip: Season 2 Episode 1 | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

Courtney B. Vance's fascinating family line goes back to a runaway slave turned soldier.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces Courtney B. Vance's fascinating family line back to a runaway slave turned Union Army soldier. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 2 premieres Tuesday, September 23 on PBS (check local listings).

09/23/2014 | Rating NR

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...

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Gloria Reuben's African Link

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Clip: S2 Ep1 | 3m 11s | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals evidence that links Gloria Reuben's family back to Africa. (3m 11s)

Stephen King's Progressive Past

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Clip: S2 Ep1 | 2m 27s | Author Stephen King learns an enlightening fact about his Southern ancestors' journey. (2m 27s)

In Search of our Fathers Promo

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Preview: S2 Ep1 | 34s | Three famous guests know almost nothing about their fathers’ histories. (34s)

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