Finding Your Roots
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the families of Danielle Deadwyler and Rhiannon Giddens.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of actor Danielle Deadwyler and musician Rhiannon Giddens—two artists who are both deeply tied to their Southern heritage. Using genealogical detective work, Gates uncovers stories that his guests’ ancestors went to great lengths to conceal—meeting heroes and villains--and celebrating the virtue of accepting one’s relatives whoever they may be.
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Finding Your Roots
Song of the South Preview
Preview: Season 12 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of actor Danielle Deadwyler and musician Rhiannon Giddens—two artists who are both deeply tied to their Southern heritage. Using genealogical detective work, Gates uncovers stories that his guests’ ancestors went to great lengths to conceal—meeting heroes and villains--and celebrating the virtue of accepting one’s relatives whoever they may be.
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A new season of Finding Your Roots is premiering January 7th! Stream now past episodes and tune in to PBS on Tuesdays at 8/7 for all-new episodes as renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides influential guests into their roots, uncovering deep secrets, hidden identities and lost ancestors.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(light upbeat music) - [Henry] In this episode, actor Danielle Deadwyler and musician Rhiannon Giddens uncover their roots.
- This is very intense.
- Please turn the page.
- (scoffs) That's some Zora Neale Hurston stuff.
- To be of the South is to hold infinite storylines.
(light upbeat music continues) - This is getting more and more dramatic.
- This is the moonshiner.
(Henry chuckling) - It's just humans making human decisions, beautiful and flawed.
(light upbeat music continues)
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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...