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Finding Your Roots

Artistic Roots

Season 12 Episode 8 | 52m 09s

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of filmmaker Spike Lee and Broadway superstar Kristin Chenoweth, uncovering ancestors who made bold decisions to lay the groundwork for their success. Moving from the Texas frontier to World War One battlefields to plantations in the old South, Gates introduces his guests to the women and men who used their creativity to build a future for their families.

Aired: 02/23/26 | Expires: 03/26/26
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 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Candace King Weir; by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members; and by public television viewers.
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Antiques Roadshow
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1959 JFK’s Boxer Shorts with Signed Photo
Appraisal: 1959 JFK’s Boxer Shorts with Signed Photo
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Rolex “Pre-Daytona” with Box & Papers, ca. 1965
Appraisal: Rolex “Pre-Daytona” with Box & Papers, ca. 1965
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Southeast Asian Hardwood Trunk, ca. 1975
Appraisal: Southeast Asian Hardwood Trunk, ca. 1975
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: French Art Deco Music Hall Poster, ca. 1931
Appraisal: French Art Deco Music Hall Poster, ca. 1931
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: WWII Concentration Camp Liberation Archive
Appraisal: WWII Concentration Camp Liberation Archive
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1964 Gold-filled Medal Beatles Lockets
Appraisal: 1964 Gold-filled Medal Beatles Lockets
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1978 Kenner Star Wars Bell Store Display Sign
Appraisal: 1978 Kenner Star Wars Bell Store Display Sign
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Papal States Micromosaic Jewelry, ca. 1845
Appraisal: Papal States Micromosaic Jewelry, ca. 1845
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley
Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley
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