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For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the families of Danielle Deadwyler and Rhiannon Giddens.
Kristin learns about her third great-grandfather, Pierre, who was born in France.
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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Tai Leclaire breaks down the Declaration of Independence, Uncle Sam and the meaning of July 4th.
Traditional Polish Christmas Markets and Traditions in Kraków, Gdańsk & Wrocław.
Could sending a quantum twin across the galaxy make you both old and young at the same time?
The mystery of what non-flying dinosaurs were doing with their feathered wings has a new hypothesis.
It's possible that an event horizon is forming right behind and you won't know until its too late.