Finding Your Roots
Season 12: Extended Trailer
Finding Your Roots returns, telling stories that illuminate America’s fundamental diversity.
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Finding Your Roots
Season 12: Extended Trailer
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Finding Your Roots returns, telling stories that illuminate America’s fundamental diversity.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for Season 12 on PBS, exploring the family trees of twenty guests through DNA and genealogy. From Africa to India, the Cherokee Nation to Texas, the series uncovers stories of resilience, love, and sacrifice, revealing how diverse histories intertwine to shape America’s shared identity.
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Finding Your Roots
Season 12: Extended Trailer
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for Season 12 on PBS, exploring the family trees of twenty guests through DNA and genealogy. From Africa to India, the Cherokee Nation to Texas, the series uncovers stories of resilience, love, and sacrifice, revealing how diverse histories intertwine to shape America’s shared identity.
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Did you ever think that you would learn the name of an enslaved ancestor?
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If everybody did this, if everybody actually told the truthful stories, how different it would be.
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