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Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

“This is like winning the lottery!” Anita Hill is stunned to learn that her great-great-grandfather lived in one of only THREE counties in the U.S. to record the names of enslaved people in the 1850 census.
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Clip Season 8 Episode 2 Length 01:13 Premiere: 01/11/22

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Where Did We Come From?
S8 E10 Length 52:14 Premiere Date 04/19/22

Watchmen
S8 E9 Length 49:54 Premiere Date 04/12/22

Songs of the Past
S8 E8 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/22/22

Forgotten Journeys
S8 E7 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Fighters
S8 E6 Length 49:54 Premiere Date 02/08/22

Mexican Roots
S8 E5 Length 49:54 Premiere Date 02/01/22

Things We Don't Discuss
S8 E4 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/25/22

Children of Exile
S8 E3 Length 52:20 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Activist Roots
S8 E2 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Hidden in the Genes
S8 E1 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Activist Roots Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Know Her Grandfather
Clip Length 01:16 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Meets Her Great-Grandparents
Clip Length 00:55 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”
Clip Length 01:13 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Optimism and Humble Beginnings
Clip Length 01:17 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Anita Hill Learns Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities
Clip Length 01:22 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Season 8 Official Preview
Preview Length 03:07 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Season 8 Teaser
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 12/14/21

Season 8 Sneak Peek
Preview Length 02:00 Premiere Date 12/07/21

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany
Clip Length 04:54 Premiere Date 12/20/10

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 12/20/10

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Traveling across China and the American South reveals the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.

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Dreamers One and All - S11 E4

Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes traveling across Europe and Thailand.

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Larger Than Life - S11 E1

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American Dreams - S12 E1

America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots - meeting revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build New York and a young woman from the Philippines who made an incredible journey.

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Great Migrations - S12 E2

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan learn about ancestors who left the American South in search of better lives in the North.

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The Ties That Bind - S11 E7

Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which include stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.

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Far from Home - S9 E4

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In the Blood - S10 E9

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