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Finding Your Roots

Finding My Roots

Season 11 Episode 10 | 52m 10s

In a unique and highly emotional episode, actor Laurence Fishburne is joined by scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.—who finds himself a guest on his own show for the first time. Both men have been haunted by profound family mysteries for years. Cutting-edge DNA detective work will solve those mysteries—introducing Laurence and Henry to ancestors whose names they have longed to hear.

Aired: 04/07/25 | Expires: 05/06/25
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: WWII Concentration Camp Liberation Archive
Appraisal: WWII Concentration Camp Liberation Archive
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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: Southeast Asian Hardwood Trunk, ca. 1975
Appraisal: Southeast Asian Hardwood Trunk, ca. 1975
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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: 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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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Persian Qashqai Gabbeh Rug, ca. 1935
Appraisal: Persian Qashqai Gabbeh Rug, ca. 1935
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1963 Jerome Tiger "Trail of Tears" Paintings
Appraisal: 1963 Jerome Tiger "Trail of Tears" Paintings
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1972 Victor Vasarely Bas-relief
Appraisal: 1972 Victor Vasarely Bas-relief
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